UK trade deficit widens in June, but construction recovers

Exports of British goods to countries outside the European Union fell to their lowest level since September 2011, coinciding with the pound hitting a near six-year high against the dollar.

Weak German industry output adds to signs of second-quarter slowdown

(Reuters) - German industrial output rose just 0.3 percent on the month in June, missing a forecast rise of 1.3 percent, as fears over the crisis in Ukraine weighed, adding to signals that Europe's largest economy may have stalled in the second quarter.

Rising tension over Ukraine forces down European markets

Growing fears of a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine sent shares lower on Europe's bourses and pushed the euro to a nine-month low against the dollar.

Scottish independence 'Yes' camp 'deluding itself' on currency union

Scottish independence advocates are “deluding” themselves if they believe that the country would be allowed to remain in a currency union with the UK whilst controlling its own financial affairs, one of Europe’s major banks has said.

Analysis - Will Europe's banking 'big bang' loosen lending?

PARIS (Reuters) - In the biggest advance in European integration since the launch of the euro in 1999, the European Central Bank will take charge of supervising banks from Helsinki to Lisbon in November after subjecting their books to unprecedented scrutiny.