ECONOMY

Of the 10 worst-performing cities in 2014, seven were in the industrial province of Hebei, which surrounds Beijing.

USD/THB fell to 32.65 from 32.78 on Monday, close to last week's low of 32.49.

Country changed way of measuring national income, bringing it closer to international norms.

Oil prices have plummeted by over 60% over the last six months.

Probe on to determine if firm compromised standards to get business while issuing ratings..

Men's pay has dropped by 7.3% since 2008 compared to 2.5% for women.

Bitcoin price stabilises following week-long downturn, while Reddit abandons plans for redditcoin.

Russian ruble is down 15% so far this month.

Clearance revenue withheld by Israel represents about two-thirds of net revenues of Palestine.

FDI inflows to China increased by 3% to $128bn in 2014, while US saw its FDI declining to $86bn.

Pound, euro as well as New Zealand and Australian dollars take a hit.

Ocado has announced it will build a new centre in Erith.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expresses concerns about bitcoin volatility as prices plummet.

Swiss franc has pared a good portion of its SNB-driven big gains but euro is weaker among majors in the correction.

Ruble falls 6% this week as credit rating cut to junk and EU pushes ahead with new sanctions plan.

Tax lawyers say cases involving Shell, IBM, Nokia, Microsoft and others could now be resolved through negotiation.

Falling oil price and Western sanctions have battered Russia's economy since it annexed Crimea.

As long as 44.30 is held, the peso is likely to strengthen to 43.50 before a rebound.

China's State Council spells out reforms on investment, foreign trade, finance, services and ease of doing business.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand says while 3% growth is supported by rising construction activity, there are downside risks.

Bitcoin has seen its price fall amid further woes for the cloud-mining industry.

Gulnar Hasnain from Green Party becomes first UK political candidate to accept bitcoin.

Alexis Tsipras pledged 'realistic proposals' to spur economic recovery in Greece.

Sam Bowman of the Adam Smith Institute argues the case for a Negative Income Tax.

US warns it could step up sanctions on Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

Fed officials have indicated they will proceed with an initial interest rate hike in the middle or latter half of 2015.

US government to send its 2016 military spending request to Congress next week.

Russian financial markets saw a muted reaction on Tuesday (January 27) after ratings agency S&P downgraded the country's sovereign credit rating to "junk", with the rouble strengthening and Moscow-listed shares broadly steady.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss believe bitcoin has the potential to reach a $1 trillion market cap.