ECONOMY

The rouble has come off 11% from last week's low but fundamental as well as technical challenges remain.

The senior Tory MP spoke with less than 100 days to go before the general election.

Xinhua says Western media have been prejudiced and short-sighted in their portrayal of the Brics group.

Russian currency has fallen in line with oil prices since last summer.

Markit data shows UK service sector expanded faster than expected in January.

According to the Hurun Global Rich List for 2015, UK was on fifth place with a total of 80 billionaires.

Greece's new government wants to reset the terms of its financial bailout with the IMF and EU.

Dollar is off 2.3% from the recent 12-year high while the spot Brent is up 30% from the recent multi-year low.

Local Data Company reveals there are twice as many empty shops in England's northern regions than the South.

Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's study said that certain methods mask the growing problem

Further monetary easing is possible in case recovery doesn't pick up pace.

Bitcoin sees positive market movement as news more merchants could begin accepting it emerges.

Sharper gains in Streling are unlikely as the market is waiting for BoE policy review on Thursday.

IBTimes UK investigates whether Britain's railways should return to public hands.

USD/CNY is testing a key resistance and needs to pass 6.28 and 6.30 ahead of 6.35.

France's finance minister Michel Sapin says solution to Greece's debt crisis has to be agreed on by Paris and Berlin.

Vedanta Resources, Petrofac, BHP Billiton and Scotland's Weir Group are leading the FTSE 100

BSE Sensex sheds 0.5% while rupee loses 0.33% against dollar following RBI decision.

Plans put forward by the Conservatives involve shutting Scottish MP votes down on England only laws.

Spanish lender logs net profit of €1.46bn for three-months to December 2014.

Central bank says Aussie dollar remains above its fundamental value.

UK just one of 11 countries to record double digit growth in consumer confidence levels

Suicides in Greece reached a 30-year high in 2012 following further austerity measures.

The bill will bring an end to the collection of debts owed for non-payment of the Community Charge (aka Poll Tax) in Scotland.

Britain's Chancellor George Osborne confirmed Whitehall would give the Bank of England more power.

The Athens Stock Exchange noted gains of 5.6 percentage points on its general index shortly after opening on Monday (February 2) amid expectations that there will be no rupture between the government and lenders.

South Africa could raise over 86bn rand from the sale of publicly traded assets and real estate.

If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of €1.5m.

The price of bitcoin has continued to decline, while darkcoin experiences a significant surge.