In our roundup this week, we report on news that China's economy has experienced its slowest growth in a quarter of a century, that UK inflation has reached an 11-month high and that UK house prices accelerated in November, as well as suggestions of customer overcharging by energy firms.

In our first roundup of 2016 we look at the big drop in the FTSE 100 and the attempts in China to halt a significant stocks slide, poor Christmas sales for Next and a more positive festive season for John Lewis, as well as reports of increased borrowing ahead of the Christmas period.

In this week's finance and investment news roundup we look at how the terror attacks in France have affected Asian stocks, sales underperformance for supermarket giant Asda, Isa rate cuts implemented by NS&I;, and the selling off of former Northern Rock mortgages for £13 billion.

This week's roundup includes news of a parliamentary defeat for David Cameron regarding EU referendum rules, an agreed merger between betting companies Betfair and Paddy Power, suggestions that around one million homeowners will have no way of paying off their mortgage and the latest on Asian stocks.