Now playing Next Business City and pound slide as Osborne fails to slay Brexit dragon So much for the British finance minister’s calming words. 27/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Wall Street drops sharply after Brexit U.S. stocks have fallen sharply, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping as much as 538 points, as Britain's vote to quit the European Union sent a shock wave through global financial markets. 24/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Markets show faith in a UK remain vote The pound hit a high for 2016 as global stocks rallied and the markets followed the bookies and backed Britain to remain in the EU. 23/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Markets calm as EU referendum under way in Britain European markets opened slightly higher as Britain goes to the polls to vote on whether to leave or stay in the European Union. 23/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Markets use the bookmakers to gauge Brexit sentiment As last few hours tick down before Britain's EU referendum the directors of 51 FTSE 100 companies have signed a letter in support of Britain remaining in the European Union. 22/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Global stocks surge as Brexit fears wain The pound has bounced back against the dollar after recent polls from the UK suggest that the campaign to remain in the EU is on a roll. 20/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Brent crude oil surges five percent Brent crude oil is up five percent, at more than 41 dollars a barrel. The surge is raising hopes that top producers will will agree to freeze 08/04/2016
Now playing Next Business ECB stimulus plans fail to boost financial markets European shares enjoyed only a brief bounce on Thursday before investors focused on Mario Draghi's statement that interest rates will only be cut again in the most extreme of circumstances. 10/03/2016
Now playing Next Business European shares tumble with banks the main focus of concern European shares closed at their lowest level in more than two years on Monday with investors concerned over the region's banks and slowing global growth. 08/02/2016
Now playing Next Business European stocks stabilise but global worries persist European markets opened the week on a rebound, clawing back some of the losses of the previous week, but the main market preoccupation continues to 11/01/2016
Now playing Next world news Chinese markets plunge again causing more global shudders The volatility in Chinese markets has continued. They were down sharply at the close on Monday, dragging Asian markets down with them. The Shanghai 11/01/2016
Now playing Next Business European shares fall at the end of a rough week for markets A day of mixed trading in the markets. European shares fell on Friday with lingering worries about China leaving the region’s stock markets with 08/01/2016
Now playing Next Business European shares fell sharply but came off lows after China suspends its circuit breaker mechanism European markets fell sharply on Thursday after China accelerated the depreciation of the yuan, but came off lows after the Shanghai and Shenzen 07/01/2016
Now playing Next world news European shares tumble as worries over China intensify European markets fell sharply at opening on Thursday off the back of losses in China and across Asia. Germany’s DAX quickly declined by more than 3 07/01/2016
Now playing Next Business Inflation headache for ECB with second monthly growth drop Inflation in the eurozone dipped for the second month running in December, disappointing the European Central Bank whose stimulus measures have so 05/01/2016
Now playing Next Business European markets fall after decline in Chinese shares Welcome to 2016 and a rude surprise on the trading floor for those who thought there might be a quiet start to the New Year. What’s been described 04/01/2016
Now playing Next Business Shares steady as markets shrug off impact of Paris attacks Worldwide tributes to the victims of the Paris terror attacks extended to Wall Street, where investors saw little long-term economic impact. Shares 16/11/2015
Now playing Next Business Eurozone housing market 'turns corner', says ECB The housing market in the eurozone is improving and has “turned a corner”, according to a study published on Tuesday by the European Central Bank 15/09/2015
Now playing Next Business ECB to prepare fresh hit of QE for Eurozone? The word is out that bearing in mind the shaky state of the Eurozone economy the ECB may be thinking about opening the money taps wider. Analysts 02/09/2015
Now playing Next Business Trip turns into stumble as European markets slump again Traders breathed a sigh of relief as business ended in Europe on Tuesday nursing losses all round as the market stumbled by nearly two and three 01/09/2015