Osborne said 'more action' is needed to boost the UK's struggling oil industry.
Most affected by Russian turbulence are Malaysia and Thailand.
Oil rout continues as key producers show no signs of slashing output amid global glut.
US gold futures for delivery in February have added 2.7% from the 2 January opening price.
Central banks around the world are concerned about the deepening US/eurozone divergence.
Obama previously said he would veto the Keystone XL legislation.
The past half-year has seen a stunning ascent of the US dollar against virtually all other major currencies.
The NFP data offsets FOMC's Kocherlakota comments.
Indonesian central bank too meets to set rates next week.
Digital payments platform BitReserve raises £6.3m, while EU risks falling behind other bitcoin hubs.
Declining oil prices helps UK trade gap as value of imports falls.
Additional signs of deflation weigh on Norway's krone.
Russia and Brazil likely to see economic growth fall behind India and China in 2015.
Better-than-expected UK industrial and trade data, and some dovish Fed comments weighed on the greenback.
Circle Holdings to pull out of running Cambridgeshire hospital as it's 'no longer sustainable'.
The two department stores will close some 54 department stores across the US.
Swiss y/y CPI rate falls to -0.3% in December from -0.1%, unemployment rate up to 10-month high.
A drop in oil prices has put money in consumers' pockets, says Minneapolis Federal Reserve boss Narayana Kocherlakota.
US Department of Defence set to permanently base F-35s at RAF Lakenheath.
Billionaire financier George Soros says $50bn package should be viewed as a safeguard against an aggressive Russia.
Low prices also raise the risk of geopolitical instability, warns commodity hedge fund manager Andrew J Hall.
Leu has fallen 16% since June and is just 320 pips away from a record low.
Euro is 125 pips away from 11-year low, pound 221 pips away from four and a half-year low.
Sanctions imposed on North Korea so far are based on inveterate hostility and repugnancy towards republic, says North Korea.
Since 2011, KKR has committed over $1.8bn of equity to 29 real estate transactions in the US, Europe and in Asia.
President Xi expects two-way trade between China and Latin America to rise to $500bn within 10 years.
The TUC says failing to pay the minimum wage is an antisocial act.
Euro is just 163 pips away from a 11-year low against the dollar.
With opponents of austerity leading opinion polls in Greece, borrowers are hopeful of debt waiver schemes.
Cabinet decision to hike the cap to 46% from 26% is yet to secure parliament approval.