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Euro Rises versus US Dollar 29 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The euro rose on Thursday versus the US dollar, after fresh concern that the US economic recovery may be slowing. Read More >>

British Gas Profits Rise 98 Percent 28 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The cold weather at the start of the year – which may seem like another world in today’s summer temperatures – benefited companies like British Gas, which today posted its huge profits for the first half. Read More >>

Foreign Exchange Market Grows 27 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The foreign exchange (forex) market grew in April, from $3.2 trillion in October to over $4 trillion in April, according to latest data readings. Read More >>

European Bank Shares Rise 26 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Bank shares have risen in Europe after good bank stress test results were announced on Friday. Read More >>

Economic Recovery to be Gradual 22 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay According to the Bank of England, the economic recovery in the UK will be gradual rather than sharp. Read More >>

Shares Rise in Early Trade 21 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay European shares rose in early trade this Wednesday, after good company results filtered through including from market giant Apple. Read More >>

Sterling Slips on Public Borrowing Data 20 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The pound slipped after news that public sector borrowing was worse-than-expected in June. Net borrowing reached £14.5 billion last month, higher than the £13 billion which had been expected. Read More >>

Ireland Sovereign Credit Receives Downgrade 19 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The Republic of Ireland has had its sovereign rating downgraded by top credit rating’s agency Moody’s Investor Service. Having been at Aa1, it has now been updated to Aa2. Read More >>

Forced Pension Annuities May End 16 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The government has announced plans to end a compulsory deadline for people who buy annuities. Read More >>

BP May Face Seven Year Drilling Ban 15 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Oil company BP is facing a prospective seven-year ban on offshore drilling after a faction of US Congress agreed on new measures. Read More >>

Portugal Credit Rating Downgraded 13 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Moody’s ratings agency has cut Portugal’s credit rating to A1, news which drove the euro down in this morning’s early trade. Read More >>

Sterling Falls to 3 Week Lows 12 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The pound tumbled on Monday after economic data brought renewed concern over the British economy. Read More >>

Banks Stress Test Optimism Spurs Markets 08 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Markets rallied for a third day in Europe as investors continue to hope for positive results from bank stress tests. Read More >>

Euro Zone Exports Increase in First Quarter 07 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Exports in the euro zone rose 2.1 per cent from the fourth quarter while government spending is said to have boosted the recovery in the region in the first quarter this year. Read More >>

Expert Forex Analyst Says Euro to Weaken Further 06 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The euro has not seen the worst yet, according to a respected foreign exchange analyst. Shaun Osborne, the chief currency strategist at TD Securities Inc in Canada has said that the euro may even reach parity with the dollar by the end of the year. Read More >>

Pound Falls on Weak Data 05 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The pound’s low for the day has already been hit in the London session, reaching $1.5160 after weak data for the UK services sector was announced. Previously it had been at $1.5170. Read More >>

Euro Receives Boost Despite ECB Bank Loans 02 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay The euro received a boost on the second straight day of the ECB’s lending to commercial banks. Read More >>

Home Loan Defaults Drop Suddenly 01 July 2010 - Which Way To Pay Mortgage and business loan defaults have dropped suddenly for the period between April and June, says the Bank of England. Read More >>

German Jobless Figures Down for June 30 June 2010 - World Way To Pay German unemployment figures have been announced for June, showing that the number of people without a job have gone down for the month. Read More >>

Shares Fall on BP Delay Comment 29 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Shares fell in early trade in Europe, with the FTSEurofirst 300 index down 1.3 per cent to 1,013.78 points. Oil and copper prices lowered, and shares in BP fell nearly 3 per cent after it announced possible delays to its cleanup operation due to storm Alex. Read More >>

Defict Cuts for The World 28 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay World leaders at the G20 summit in Toronto agreed on budget cuts over the weekend. By 2013, G20 nations hope to have reigned in spending and have created a healthier global economy. Read More >>

G20 Summit in Toronto 25 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay World leaders are arriving in Toronto, Canada for the G8 and G20 summit this weekend. This will be Prime Minister David Cameron’s first in his new role. Read More >>

Australia Appoints First Woman Prime Minister 24 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay An historic day for Australia this Thursday, as it appointed its first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Ms Gillard was sworn in as the new leader of Australia’s Labour party and shortly afterwards vowed to end a long dispute over a mining tax. Read More >>

Muted Market Response to Budget 23 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The emergency Budget, announced yesterday by Chancellor George Osborne, was greeted by a fairly muted market. As the toughest Budget in a generation, it looks set to put the country into frugal times. Read More >>

China Honours its Yuan Flexibility Pledge 22 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The Chinese central bank has moved towards honouring its pledge to increase flexibility in the yuan this Tuesday. Read More >>

Public Sector Pensions Face Increase 21 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay On Sunday, the Chancellor George Obsorne said that the gap between private and public sector pensions was “unsustainable” and that urgent action is required to cut the country’s deficit. It is now expected that public sector pensions are to rise, in some cases steeply. Read More >>

Budget Deficit Lowers More than Expected in May 18 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The budget deficit lowered by more than expected in May, according to official figures. Read More >>

BP to Cut Dividends 17 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The oil company BP has announced that it will cut dividends and sell £6 billion of assets as part of its commitment to pay for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More >>

FTSE Makes Early Gains 16 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The FTSE 100 share index made slight gains in early trade on Wednesday, as investors headed cautiously towards more risky assets. Read More >>

Greece Government Bonds Receive Another Downgrade 15 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Greece suffered another economic blow on Monday when credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded its government bonds to junk status. Read More >>

European Shares Up for Third Day 11 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay European shares were up in early trading in the London session, after overnight gains on the Asian market. The rise has been partially down to investor optimism about global growth, according to market analysts. Read More >>

Stocks Decline Led by BP 10 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Stocks fell on Thursday led in the main part by oil giant BP Plc after US President Barack Obama strengthened their attacks on the company. Read More >>

Finland Retreated Back into Recession 09 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay According to official statistics, Finland slipped back into a recession in the first quarter of 2010. Read More >>

Alleged Rogue Trader Kerviel Goes on Trial 08 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Blamed by Societe Generale for losses of €4.9 billion, French trader Jerome Kerviel goes on trial in Paris today. Read More >>

Shares and Euro Tumble on Fears of Double Dip 07 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Markets in Europe have started the day lower on fresh fears of a double-dip recession taking hold. Read More >>

Is Housing Recovery Losing Pace? 04 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay After a second straight month of falling house prices in May, there are growing concerns that the housing market’s recovery is losing pace. Read More >>

FTSE 100 Rises Sharply 03 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay The FTSE 100 jumped this morning in early trade, after strong overnight gains in Asia and on Wall Street. Read More >>

FTSE 100 Seen Opening Down 02 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay After overnight falls in Asia and on Wall Street, the FTSE 100 is seen opening down this morning. Analysts expect falls of up to 80 points for the blue chip index. Read More >>

Euro Retreats on Recovery Peak Suspicions 01 June 2010 - Which Way To Pay Tuesday saw the euro and Asian stocks fall on the growing suspicion that the economic recovery has peaked, meaning that growth in the second part of the year will be slower in Europe and China. Read More >>

Euro Approaches Four Year Low 27 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay The euro was heading towards a four-year low against the US dollar on Thursday, after a report emerged which claimed that China was looking into its euro zone bond holdings. Read More >>

Bank Tax for Europe Gains EU Support 26 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay A tax on all EU banks should be enforced, the EU internal market commissioner is likely to say later today. Read More >>

Corporate Tax Cuts to be Introduced 25 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay In a bid to provide a boost for the private sector and thereby economic growth, the new coalition government plans to introduce corporate tax cuts. Read More >>

Cameron Confirms UK to Stay Out of Euro 21 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed Britain’s position staying out of the euro, telling French President Sarkozy that “We were right not to join the euro,” and that the country was “right to stay out of the euro”. Read More >>

Pre Tax Profit for the Top 10 Foreign Exchange Firms 20 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay The top ten foreign exchange companies according to pre tax profits have been announced. Read More >>

German Ban Causes Shares to Tumble 19 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay A German ban on “naked” short-selling has hit markets in Asia overnight with European shares likely to follow suit this morning. Indices in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore all fell in late trade. Read More >>

Hedge Funds to Get Tougher EU Controls 18 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay European lawmakers have approved a plan to put tougher controls on hedge funds and private equity firms. The decision comes just before a meeting of EU finance ministers, and means that stricter rules on regulation of the financial market are once again top of the agenda. Read More >>

Euro Declines to 4 Year Low 17 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay The euro has declined to a four-year low against the US dollar this morning after fresh concerns on the Eurozone region affected investors. Read More >>

Capital Gains Tax will Rise 14 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay As part of the reforms package being put together by the new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, capital gains tax (CGT) will be increased notably for non-business assets. Read More >>

CBI Calls for Deficit Focus from New Government 12 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay The CBI and other business groups have called for the new coalition government to put Britain’s public finances at the top of the ‘to do’ list. Read More >>

Market Excitement over Euro Rescue Slows 11 May 2010 - Which Way To Pay After a buzzing day on the markets on Monday, market excitement over the Euro rescue package faded on Tuesday as suppressed doubts resurfaced. Read More >>