The longest-ever recession to afflict the eurozone ended in the second quarter of the year, official figures have confirmed.

With the State poised to re-access the bond markets, the economy has slid back into recession just as we thought we were beginning to find a way out of the crisis, writes Dara Doyle

The Government should increase capital spending and ease up on fiscal consolidation this year as better than expected tax receipts is leaving room for manoeuvre, Goodbody Stockbrokers’ chief economist Dermot O’Leary has said

Eurozone unemployment is at a record high and consumer prices are being driven upward by volatile energy and food prices, data showed, underlining the fragility of the bloc’s economic health.

EUROPEAN leaders may struggle to maintain the euphoria that drove the euro to its biggest one-day gain in more than a year as scrutiny deepens on their latest attempt to stem the region’s turmoil.

THE debt crisis shook Europe’s core yesterday as market fears grew over the stability of Spain and Italy, forcing a rethink of the currency union’s strategy to restore trust in its future.

The City today priced in an interest rate rise in May with potentially two more hikes to come later in the year.

Worries over the fragile recovery among UK manufacturers intensified today after growth slowed to a nine-month low in August.

The British manufacturing sector’s fastest annual growth in more than 15 years failed to soothe fears of a looming slowdown toda

British Chancellor Alistair Darling gained a pre-Budget boost today after a sharper than expected fall in inflation in February.

Today’s worse-than-expected retail sales for January have capped a poor week for the British economy and heightened fears of a dreaded “double-dip” recession.

There were further tentative signs of recovery in the battered industrial sector today as official figures revealed the smallest annual decline in production since the financial crisis struck.

AN attempt to oust British Prime Minister Gordon Brown ran out of steam after two ex-Cabinet plotters failed to win support from ministers, but analysts said Brown’s authority had been shaken.

The UK should brace itself for a "long, hard path" to recovery despite the prospect of an upturn next year, the Bank of England said today.

The reluctance of English banks to resume lending is hampering the UK's recovery from recession, the Bank of England warned today.

Struggling British manufacturers are taking advantage of lower costs to claw back lost profits, official figures showed today.

A smaller-than-expected drop in the British inflation rate today failed to ease fears that the UK could soon be in the grip of deflation.

Nervous investors tasted “bear market” territory today as fresh economic gloom hit the UK’s leading shares.

The prospect of another British interest rate rise diminished further today with figures showing the weakest economic growth in the UK for nearly two years.

Homeowners are set for another break from higher borrowing costs this week, experts predict.

Rising energy bills and transport costs fuelled a surprise hike in inflation in Britain today – increasing the chances of another interest rate rise there.

The Bank of England is likely to please British homeowners this week by freezing interest rates for the fourth month in a row, experts predict.