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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy: “The eurozone has shown considerable solidarity” EU leaders want Greece to remain in the

Economic gap between UK cities ‘widening’

Cities such as Hull would find it more challenging in a weak economy The gap between the relative economic performances

UK consumer confidence has fallen for the fourth month in a row, according to the Nationwide building society. The mortgage

Japan is prepared to take action in the foreign exchange market to stem the rising yen currency, according to its

Markets have held steady as they await details of an agreement to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. Stock markets and

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed public sector borrowing totalled £3.8 billion in July. Not only was

The European Commission has said that Greece has met the conditions to receive the second tranche of a 110bn-euro ($145bn;

Government borrowing rose to £77.3bn in the first six months of the financial year, more than double the debt racked

The US jobless rate rose to 7.2% in December, the highest in 16 years. Companies are cutting jobs as consumers

Japanese plans to introduce an economic package to help people and firms cope with higher prices are being hampered by