UK finances buoyed by influx of payments from wealthy taxpayers

The government’s finances improved last month to post their biggest surplus in seven years, after an influx of delayed payments from wealthy taxpayers who benefited from a cut in the 50p top rate of tax.

Analysis: Euro zone survival? Depends on where you work

(Reuters) - Three years into an unresolved euro zone crisis, Reuters polls show a marked split on the future depending on whether forecasters are based inside or outside the currency bloc.

European Central Bank to sit tight on rates this week: Analysts

FRANKFURT: No changes in eurozone interest rates are expected this week as the European Central Bank assesses the impact of recent moves to flood the banks with cash to avert a credit crunch, analysts say.