From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 30 2011 3:08 PM

The US Federal Reserve has made its last purchase of Treasury bonds under quantitative easing. The flood of funds has damped market volatility. It can be argued that the removal of the biggest buyer will push prices either up or down, but James Mackintosh, investment editor, suggests the end of ...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 30 2011 12:43 PM

The French roll over proposal to address Greece’s debt sustainability problems is a welcome acknowledgement of the need to restructure but, says Jens Larsen, chief European economist at RBC Capital Markets, it will not be enough to solve the issue or reduce the possibility of contagion. He tells...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 30 2011 10:13 AM

The London Stock Exchange turned from player to prey overnight after its proposed merger with Canada’s TMX fell through. Jeremy Grant, FT Trading Room editor, explains to Philip Stafford the predicament LSE's chief executive Xavier Rolet is now in, possibly awaiting a call from Bob Greifeld...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 30 2011 7:43 AM

If Greece settles down in the eyes of the markets, they will turn their attentions elsewhere, says FT invetsment editor James Mackintosh, most likely to the US political crisis over the debt ceiling. He explores what a default scenario would mean for bonds and the dollar.

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 30 2011 7:43 AM

Shares in the London Stock Exchange climbed this morning after the collapse of its proposed merger with Canada’s TMX Group. Lex's Edward Hadas and Vincent Boland discuss where this failure leaves the LSE, and its chief executive Xavier Rolet.

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 29 2011 3:08 PM

Eurozone economics correspondent Ralph Atkins reports from the streets of Athens on an angry mood after the first vote in favour of the Greek government’s austerity measures.

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:38 PM

Pfizer, the US-based pharmaceutical giant, announced the closure of its 50-year old, 2,400-strong research and development facility in the UK town of Sandwich in February. Andrew Jack, pharmaceuticals correspondent, travels to the Kent community to find out how the news is affecting residents, e...

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 29 2011 10:02 AM

Video chat and a neat way of differentiating between contacts, colleagues and friends give Google+ unique functionality but Tim Bradsaw is not convinced that it will be enough to attract people away from Facebook

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 29 2011 7:25 AM

Calls for the nationalisation of South Africa’s mines by Julius Malema, recently re-elected leader of the ruling African National Congress’s Youth League, are raising concerns in the industry. Lex's Edward Hadas and Richard Stovin-Bradford discuss the threat, and whether mine nationalisatio...

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:50 PM

Athens has come to a standstill on Tuesday as protesters against a government austerity bill blocked streets, and strikers shut down government offices and services. Ralph Atkins, eurozone economics correspondent, reports from the Greek capital.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:50 PM

Christine Lagarde’s appointment as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund has been all but secured after the US and other big countries declared their support for her. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, talks to Daniel Garrahan about whether she’s the right person fo...

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:50 PM

Japan’s much-loved but loss-making Sanriku Railway faces a struggle to survive after a battering by the March 11 tsunami. Mure Dickie, Tokyo bureau chief, explores one of the most difficult of a host of development dilemmas facing the north east coast.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:50 PM

The fossil fuel industry claims it is the answer to climate change. Energy-rich Norway hopes that the $1bn it is spending on developing carbon capture and storage will ensure its oil and gas exports remain in demand. But environmentalists are divided. Andrew Ward, Nordic bureau chief, reports on...

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 12:50 PM

French banks have come up with a cunning plan to save Greece, and are pitching it as a version of the Brady bonds which rescued Latin America from its lost decade. James Mackintosh, investment editor, says the plan is really about protecting the banks - but for those willing to gamble on the tim...

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 8:28 AM

Opec has accused the International Energy Agency of playing politics in its decision to release 60m barrels of its oil reserves. Lex’s Edward Hadas and Spencer Jakab discuss whether the oil cartel has a case.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 28 2011 8:28 AM

Jim Marsh, the chief executive of Cable & Wireless Worldwide, has resigned after the group issued its third profit warning in the 15 months since it demerged from C&W. Jonathan Guthrie, City editor, talks to Daniel Garrahan about how it all went wrong and how investors will react to the...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 27 2011 12:56 PM

Worries about economic growth, sovereign debt and US political brinksmanship have pushed the yield on the 2-year Treasury bond to within a whisker of its all-time low, while equity falls have been less steep. James Mackintosh, investment editor, finds a move to defensive shares may put equity an...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 27 2011 12:56 PM

Worries about economic growth, sovereign debt and US political brinksmanship have pushed the yield on the 2-year Treasury bond to within a whisker of its all-time low, while equity falls have been less steep. James Mackintosh, investment editor, finds a move to defensive shares may put equity an...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 27 2011 12:56 PM

Worries about economic growth, sovereign debt and US political brinksmanship have pushed the yield on the 2-year Treasury bond to within a whisker of its all-time low, while equity falls have been less steep. James Mackintosh, investment editor, finds a move to defensive shares may put equity an...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 27 2011 10:53 AM

Rohit Jaggi, aviation columnist, looks at the latest technology on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show, from the technology of defence machinery to the latest green innovations.