http://financetart.co.uk Keep Tabs on the world of money and find ways to save your own. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The FTSE 100 has surged 60%, since hitting a recent low a year ago. But with investors nervous, how can they combine returns and caution? http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing/article.html?in_article_id=500916&in_page_id=166&ito=1565 City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has today announced banks will face stricter stress testing to ensure they can survive a further 4 years of falling economic growth and a 13.3% unemployment rate. Stress tests were introduced following the financial crisis to ensure that banks had sufficient capital to allow ... http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/03/10/fsa-to-introduce-tougher-stress-tests-for-banks/ According to leading economic think tank, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period and has expanded by 0.7% since last September’s slump. The NIESR’s latest predictions come just a few weeks after the Office for National Statistics ... http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/03/10/think-tank-provides-uk-growth-forecasts/ The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today revealed UK industrial output unexpectedly fell in January - primarily due to the cold weather during the month. According to the ONS, output fell by 0.4% in January compared with the previous month and represented the largest monthly fall since August. Analysts had expected ... http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/03/10/uk-factory-output-in-surprise-january-fall/ The Federal Statistics Office today announced a fall in German exports for the month of January, with the cold weather being attributed to the fall, according to analysts. Exports in January fell by 6.3% on the month to €67.9 billion, while imports grew by 6% to €59.2 billion. As a result, Germany’s ... http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/03/10/german-exports-slump-in-january/ Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher Wednesday. The FTSE 100 added 0.68 percent to 5,640.57 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.93 percent to 9,865.29. Inter-dealer money brokers led both the 100 and the 250, with Tullett Prebon (LSE: TLPR) gained 25.73 percent on the 250 after it ... http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/03/10/icap-tullett-prebon-lead-100-250-in-london/