We ask investment experts for their forecasts for 2012.
Europe's single currency reached a 15-month low against the dollar following a French bond auction this morning which saw almost all of the €8bn of debt targeted being sold.
Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has warned the world economic outlook is "gloomy" and no country is safe from rising risks.
The head of the Bank of France has attacked the UK's AAA-rating and called for it to be downgraded - as expectations increase of a downgrade to France's rating.
European leaders have abandoned plans for bondholders to bear the brunt of sovereign debt collapses, following talks overnight to tackle the eurozone crisis.
Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded three of France's largest banks, warning their creditworthiness has been damaged by the European debt crisis.
Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy are set to meet today as political commentators warn Europe is entering the end game for the crisis, which must be resolved this week to save the euro.