Stocks around the world jumped on Tuesday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 had one of its best days of the year, as markets put a shaky last couple of weeks further behind them.

The euro rebounded from the day’s lows yesterday but held well below a two and a half year high hit earlier this month as markets bet the single currency’s double-digit gains this year may be too much for a central bank that is still wary of removing stimulus.

US stocks inched higher on Monday as the Standard & Poor's 500 index steadied following back-to-back losses over the last two weeks.

A top tourist town in West Cork has been named as one of the world’s top 100 sustainable destinations.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low yesterday, and launched a new scheme to push money into the flagging eurozone economy.

Polarisation between the eurozone’s ‘core’ and ‘periphery’ has repeatedly raised questions about the composition of the economic and monetary union, writes László Andor

ECB president Mario Draghi will announce an asset-backed securities purchasing programme at Thursday’s monthly meeting instead of unveiling plans for fully fledged quantitative easing.

A German news magazine yesterday reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel is unhappy with ECB chief Mario Draghi for apparently proposing a greater emphasis on fiscal stimulus over austerity in order to boost growth in Europe.

The ECB meeting on Thursday is the prime event for markets seeking clarity on the bank’s response to a stalled recovery, disappearing inflation and the sluggish pace of reform in the eurozone.

Eurozone inflation dropped to a fresh five-year low in August, something likely to concern the European Central Bank but not force it into immediate policy action.

Flashes of illumination rather than fireworks are expected at this week’s annual meeting of top central bankers and economists in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Global financial stability is at risk as central banks draw back from ultra-easy policies that have flooded the world with cash, because emerging markets lack defences to prevent potentially huge capital outflows, top officials have been warned.

Keegan Bradley may not have been born for Ryder Cup battle but he has certainly been groomed for it from a very early age.

German central bank chief Jens Weidmann’s reported threat to resign has piled pressure on ECB president Mario Draghi to mollify opposition to a new bond-buying plan without tying it up in so many knots it is rendered ineffective.

Disappointment over US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s failure to offer clear signals of imminent economy boosting measures sent the FTSE 100 Index into the red today.

The euro gained against the majority of major currencies after German business confidence fell less than some economists forecast, suggesting the region’s largest economy can withstand the sovereign-debt crisis.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have got married.

Harrison Ford is set to wed his longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart, according to US reports.

Up to 700 people have been evacuated from eastern Arizona’s Fort Apache Indian Reservation after a 2,000-acre wildfire destroyed sacred sites.