Central banks watch: Yellen and Draghi to speak, Turkey, Israel, Hungary, Egypt, Albania, Kenya and Angola to set rates
Fed Chair Yellen's Congress testimony is the main event followed by Draghi's speech.
Afghan central bank branch staff raid their own bank and flee
Group that carried out the Kandahar raid could have fled to Pakistan.
EU extends Greece's deadline for financial reforms, preventing 'Grexit'
Eurozone finance ministers agree in principle to extend Greece's financial rescue package by four months, if Greece keeps austerity policies.
Oil prices drop as falling drilling activity fails to dent US crude inventory buildup
Commerzbank expects the price gap between Brent and WTI to widen even further on the back of stock trends in the US.
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Eurogroup drafts accord paving way for Greek deal
Eurogroup reaches initial agreement on draft text to extend Greek financial support
Forgotten Heritage: Matt Emmett photographs eerily beautiful abandoned industrial sites
Derelict industrial sites captured by British photographer and urban explorer Matt Emmett.
Greek PM 'certain' eurozone will accept deal
German magazine says European Central Bank has made contingency plans for Greek exit.
Cryptocurrency round-up: Mt Gox inside job and Dell expands bitcoin acceptance
Hackers investigating Mt Gox publish report detailing activities of automated bot.
Columbian peso near six-year low ahead of rate decision
Consensus is for the rate to be held at 4.5%.
India: RBI tells banks not to make 'mockery' of its lending operations
RBI wants Indian lenders to push interest rate cuts through the financial system.
Greece and eurozone 'close to deal' as ministers meet for critical talks
Eurozone ministers set for crucial round of talks over Greek debt on Friday.
US farm lobbies demand action over China and India subsidies
US Wheat Associates and USA Rice Federation say developing nations are breaking international agriculture trade rules.
Eurozone PMI summary: Services strengthens but manufacturing weakens
Services PMIs have risen to multi-month highs for France, Germany as well as Eurozone.
Oil price slump will not stop Gulf money pouring into Egypt
Egypt reliant on external aid following years of political turmoil and economic mismanagement.
Euro falls as manufacturing cues as well as Greece disappoint
Worse-than-expected German PPI also weighed on the euro.
House prices: London's homeowners have made £144,000 on average since 2009
House values in London have gone up by 55% since 2009, states Hometrack.
HSBC tax scandal: Minister Norman Lamb calls for rethink of HMRC's culture
The Liberal Democrat accused the tax department of not doing enough to crackdown on tax avoidance.
Concerns grow as Greece could exit single currency
Euro finance ministerswill hold talks today as a deadline for Greece to request an extension to its £176bn bailout programme looms.
Ukrainian hryvnia falls to record low as fighting intensifies
Ukraine's currency had fallen 47% in 2014 and added another 40% in February alone.
Housing crisis: New home builds in England rise 10% in 2014
Work began on a total of 137,000 new homes last year.
Germany rejects Greek loan request, plunging Europe into uncertainty
Shock announcement points to rift at the heart of the European Union.
Gold and silver: Fed minutes fundamentally boost technical bounce
Gold and silver bounce off channel supports amid FOMC minutes.
Tax scheme to offer relief to poverty stricken Greeks
Greek deputy finance minister, Nadia Valavani, said on 18 February a new tax scheme will relieve the public from austerity.
Oil prices fall amid signs of oversupply
Saudi Arabia has fiercely protected market share since oil prices began to slide in June last year.
Greece asks eurozone for compromised bailout extension
Eurogroup's President Jeroen Dijsselbloem confirmed receipt of the proposal.
Crude off two-month low on higher US stocks, but yet to break near term support
Brent crude has to fall through $52.4 to confirm the reversal of the uptrend since last month.
India to spend $16bn on warships and submarines to counter China and Pakistan
Modi government bolstering navy in Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
Japan's Nikkei 225 climbs to 15-year peak
Benchmark index expected to rise further on increasing exports and stability in crude oil markets.
Swiss franc at one-month low against majors ahead of trade data
The franc has corrected the most against the UK pound, down 9% from 15 January close.
Drones for sale: US to sell armed drones to friends and allies
US state department announces new policy after two-year review
Cryptocurrency round-up: Cavirtex closes following suspected hack and Bter sale
Bitcoin price continues run of stability despite major difficulties for two major exchanges.
Ipsos Mori: Nearly half of British consumers boycott firms over tax avoidance
British consumers increasingly disenchanted with tax avoiding businesses.
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras condemns EU sanctions on Russia
Tsipras says sanctions are 'hypocritical' because they don't target Russian super rich with foreign assets.
Greece seeks six-month emergency loan extension
Athens says six-month extension request is for existing EU loan and not for bailout terms
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