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Umbrella Movement: Meet the Hong Kong revolutionaries who have vowed to never give up the fight
Protest leaders say that they are willing to be jailed for opposing China's electoral reforms.
Sep 05, 2015
Eurozone current account surplus narrows but Euroglut fears persist
Surplus narrows from September's record high.
Dec 19, 2014
Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin's popularity soars to 81% as Russia faces economic chill
A new poll shows that despite economic crisis, Putin is more popular than ever.
Dec 18, 2014
Ruble collapse: Belarus leader Lukashenko calls for halt on trade in Russian rubles
Lukashenko demands that Belarus settles trade in dollars or euro.
Dec 18, 2014
Ruble collapse: Russian interbank lending rate hits nine year high
Three-month rate at which banks lend to each other hits 28.3%.
Dec 18, 2014
Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin's address fails to buoy struggling currency
Ruble has failed to respond to Putin's national address.
Dec 18, 2014
Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions on Russia are 'absolutely illegal'
Putin lashes out at the 'aggressive' west in annual address.
Dec 18, 2014
Ruble collapse: Freakish Russian ruble rout is unlike any currency crisis in history
Comparisons with Russian situation of 1998 or 2008 don't quite add up.
Dec 17, 2014
Ruble collapse: Russia faces deep recession warn analysts, but Medvedev plays down crisis
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has urged large Russian exporters to behave responsibly when converting rubles.
Dec 17, 2014
Eurozone inflation falls to five year low as pressure mounts on ECB
Eurozone inflation at just 0.3% in November.
Dec 17, 2014
Ruble collapse: Russia to be barred from emerging market share index if it pursues capital controls
Russian companies could be barred from the MSCI Emerging Markets share index.
Dec 17, 2014
Switzerland moves to stop Russian companies bypassing Western sanctions
Individuals and companies will be stopped from doing business in Switzerland.
Dec 16, 2014
American Airlines Flight 280: Multiple injuries as massive turbulence forces emergency landing in Japan
Flight left Incheon in South Korea for Dallas five hours before emergency landing.
Dec 16, 2014
Russia central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina says Russians must adapt to 'new reality' as rouble tanks
Rouble collapsed after central bank increased interest rates to 17%.
Dec 16, 2014
Russian rouble's extraordinary collapse continues after interest rate hike
The rouble has lost 20% of its value in a single day.
Dec 16, 2014
German economy boosted by soaring investor confidence
ZEW index posts biggest monthly rise since January 2013.
Dec 16, 2014
Eurozone PMIs show second weakest business activity of the year
Italy and Spain lead slight recovery, but figures still disappoint.
Dec 16, 2014
Irish economy falters but still set to be fastest growing in Europe
Ireland's economy to grow at 5% for the year.
Dec 11, 2014
Rouble crisis leads Russian prostitutes to double rates as 'girls can't work at a loss'
Escorts in the Urals have upped prices by up to 100%.
Dec 11, 2014
Russian rouble tumbles on interest rate hike as capital controls loom large
Russia's central bank increased interest rates to 10.5%, but the rouble reacted poorly.
Dec 11, 2014
Lux Leaks: European Commission President Juncker acted as 'business partner' to Amazon
Amazon's former tax chief says Juncker 'solved problems' for the company.
Dec 11, 2014
Ireland: Dublin protest against water 'poll tax' draws thousands
Unpopular levy set to take effect for the first time on 1 January.
Dec 10, 2014
FX Fixing: HSBC sacks another banker over forex scandal
Stuart Scott becomes the third HSBC staff member to lose their jobs after manipulation scandal.
Dec 10, 2014
Falling oil prices help UK trade deficit to seven-month low
October's data also helped by an increase in silver exports to India.
Dec 10, 2014
EU bank breaches own rules in Glencore Zambia tax dodging investigation
European Investment Bank accused of maladministration for failing to disclose details of alleged Glencore tax evasion.
Dec 10, 2014
Another record month for German exports as trade surplus widens
Earlier fears over Germany's exports appear to be unfounded.
Dec 09, 2014
Russia's central bank intervenes in currency market as rouble slide continues
Move comes despite decision to float the rouble in November.
Dec 09, 2014
UK manufacturing drops on weak exports and strong pound
October's 0.7% decrease surprises analysts.
Dec 09, 2014
Fixed-odds betting tycoon to float iconic Camden Market on Stock Exchange
Teddy Sagi is the founder of gambling technology company Playtech.
Dec 08, 2014
Is China's trade slowdown anything to worry about?
The data is disappointing, but could be explained quite innocently.
Dec 08, 2014
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