Plans unveiled by the European Commission for a digital tax of 3% on the turnover of online giants to bring in €5bn is “bad news for Ireland, again”, a tax expert has said.

The famous market volatility index, the measure of nervousness and price action, is at an historic low.

Imagine you had the task of managing $100m of clients’ money, a hedge fund manager in effect.

The re-opened controversy facing the Hillary Clinton campaign over emails has unsettled markets, but will not blow them off course in the next few days, a leading markets commentator and trader has predicted.