Debt crisis: as it happened, February 3, 2012

The FTSE 100 has closed at a seven-month high after US data showing more US people are in work boosted global markets, while Greece announces it is to auction €625m of Treasury bills next week.

Wife's bad credit doesn't have to ruin her husband's

fter paying off delinquent card and school debt, a wife wants her credit score to rise -- but not at the risk of ruining her husband's good credit

German Note Yields Fall to Record Low Following Merkel, Sarkozy Meeting

German two-year notes rose, pushing yield to a record low, after a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to ease concern the region’s debt crisis will spread.

Credit care: Wife's bad credit doesn't have to ruin her husband's

Q: When I was in college in 2005, I let a credit card go into collections. When I left college a year later and joined the military, I found that my student loans went into collections. I contacted these agencies and paid off all the debt I have. My credit score is currently 625 and my husband's is in the mid-700s. Most of the bills are in his name, and the ones I have are not on my report.

Debt crisis: live

The FTSE 100 has closed at a seven-month high after US data showing more US people are in work boosted global markets, while Greece announces it is to auction €625m of Treasury bills next week.