European sovereign borrowing set to fall
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Net borrowing by European governments will fall to the lowest level in five years in 2007 as better than expected growth and improvements in tax revenues reduce financing needs, according to a report by Standard &amp; Poor's published on Tuesday.
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European equities were set for a slow start on Thursday, within sight of five-year highs, but with little in the way of impetus to drive them there.
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Eurozone growth falls by more than half between April and June 2007, official EU figures show.
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The European Central Bank and euro zone finance ministers issued their starkest warning to date that they are unhappy with the euro&#39;s surge to record
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Higher interest rates in Europe  and growing uncertainty over the cost of borrowing in the  United States could slow down parts of the global mergers and  acquisitions boom, experts say.
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The eurozone economy got slapped with a wave of bad news that highlighted a third-quarter slowdown, a decline in industrial activity and a stagnant job market.
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Eurozone figures due out this week will confirm that confidence is slumping due to high oil prices and the rise of the euro, and that inflation is easing, economists said.
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The eurozone economy is awash with excess liquidity and that could signal inflationary dangers ahead for the 12 countries that share the euro, official data showed.
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European stock markets fell deeper into negative territory Wednesday after the European Central Bank indicated it would not follow the US Federal Reserve and slash interest rates in the near term.
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Business & money: Finance chiefs from the G7 warn the global economy will slow down as a result of US mortgage crisis
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Bank of England policymakers are widely expected to freeze British interest rates on Thursday after hiking borrowing costs to a five-year high of 5.0 percent in November, analysts said.
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European equities fell sharply on Wednesday, with sentiment dominated by fears that higher borrowing costs could stifle spending hitting property groups, carmakers and retailers.
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The rate of foreign direct investment is expected to fall over the next three years, a report says.
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This lucrative currency strategy may be coming to an end.
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European equity markets fell on Thursday after rising government bond yields hit US stocks overnight on concerns over rising global interest rates.
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The pound fell to a new low against the euro amid mounting expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in February.
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Official statistics are expected to show a fall in UK unemployment figures when they are released later.