European bourses gave up some of their early gains but remained positive as optimism about the outlook for company profits improves and investors return to their desks from the summer break. The...
France notified the European Commission on Monday (1 September) that it estimates a public deficit this year reaching over 4% of gross domestic product (GDP), which is above the 3% threshold set by...
02/09/2003
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Mortgage lending in the UK rose to another record in July boosted by remortgaging and equity releases, the latest figures from the Bank of England show. Mortgage lending beat...
01/09/2003
GROWING fears over household debt should mean interest rates across Europe stay unaltered this week, as central bankers wrestle with a hard balancing act between concern about faltering economic...
01/09/2003
British factory output rose at its fastest pace in 15 months in August, figures have shown. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's (CIPS) manufacturing index for August climbed by more...
01/09/2003
In a joint editorial published on Sunday (31 August) in Dagens Nyheter, the leader of the Swedish liberal party, Lars Leijonborg and Social Democrat Prime Minister, Göran Persson warn that there will...
01/09/2003
The purchasing manager's index (PMI) for the 12-member euro zone rose for the second straight month in August to reach a six-month high, from 48 points to 49.1 points, figures released Monday said...
01/09/2003
European stocks rose on optimism takeover activity in the region will pick up after France Telecom SA offered to buy the shares of Orange SA it doesn't own and Taylor Woodrow Plc agreed to purchase...
01/09/2003
France Telecom on Monday moved to buy out minority shareholders in Orange in a €6bn-€7bn all-share deal that will end the independence of the mobile telecommunications unit floated on the stock...
01/09/2003
LONDON (SHARECAST) - UK house prices rose by 1.1% in August according to the latest monthly survey by from the Nationwide Building Society. An average home now costs £129,258, after a 1% rise in...
29/08/2003