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Nikkei slides after Japanese core machinery orders unexpectedly drop in August.

Company giving 'serious investors' chance to buy biggest gold bar offered yet.

Edmund Shing explains why HSBC is the most attractive investment of Britain's big four banks.

Bank of Japan holds monetary policy steady despite sluggish growth and deflation pressures.

The new figures take into account falling commodity prices and jumpy financial markets.

UK banks have been pretty bad boys, caught out for a succession of Payment Protection Insurance scandals.

Banks say UK markets are failing to 'adequately price in' potential UK exit from European Union.

Easing fears over China and dovish Fed outlook boost risk sentiment among investors.

Prospect of imminent Fed rate hike recedes as US posts tepid employment numbers for September.

Japan's unemployment rate unexpectedly rises in August, while consumer spending beats forecasts.

Crashing Chinese stock markets and debt-laden emerging markets hurt investor sentiment.

Edmund Shing talks us through Volkswagen, Glencore, Eurozone EFTs and Direct Line Insurance.

Official Chinese purchasing managers' index edges up to 49.8 in September, still reflecting contraction.

The Ethereum based Augur projects made a number of announcements as it closes a $4m crowdsale.

Japan industrial production unexpectedly drops for second straight month.

Japanese shares wipe out gains for the year as China fears intensify.

From 340p, the company has shed more than 71% in the past few months to a share-price low of 76p.

Is VW a share now worth buying for the value-oriented investor?

Chinese industrial firms post 8.8% year-on-year decline in profits in August.

A total of 40,101 new homes were registered between June and August, 11% up on last year, said NHBC.

Japan's Nikkei rebounded 0.8% to 17,708.94 points at mid-day after closing nearly 3% lower on 24 September.

Japanese shares down nearly 2% as trading resumes after a three-day public holiday.

Despite FTSE fears and Chinese slowdown there are plenty of reasons to buy UK shares today.

Chinese factory PMI unexpectedly falls to six-and-a-half-year low in September.

Meanwhile, ONS showed government borrowing increased to £12.1bn in 12 months to August.

Investors remain cautious in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady.

Global growth fears resurface after US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady.

Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen hints at policy tightening later.

ARK Investment Management has become the first ETF to invest in bitcoin