An HSBC conference call also highlighted opportunities for infrastructure build-out down under.
Italian CPI inflation accelerated in November while Greece's GDP growth rose in Q3.
Italy, Spain and Austria also in line for penalisation if they do not implement austerity.
Photos of shoppers fighting for flat screen TVs at Asda in Wembley.
Bitcoin is trading at $359.61, down 2.58% or $9.53, as at 10:45 am GMT.
Nationwide said house prices rose 8.5% in the year to November
The KOF leading indicator fell to 98.7 from 99.5 in October and the business confidence index down to -1.30 from -0.20.
Moody's slashes European Brent and West Texas Intermediate outlook for 2015 and 2016.
Stake sale could help New Delhi rake in a little over $14bn.
Prime Minister David Cameron will announce new measures later on 28 November.
The core CPI, which excludes unstable fresh food but includes oil products, rose 2.9% in October.
Bangladesh, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam also have significant inflows.
Reforms are expected to add as much as $1tn and 21 million jobs to the world economy.
Cameron reaches limits of what he can do without hurting ordinary non-EU workers and families.
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Confidence holds steady for the second month in a row, but German inflation has fallen.
Data may stop central bank from more rate hikes, helping inflows.
Oil futures extended losses amid speculation that Opec will not cut output.
UK trade data is disappointing, but SME exporters are showing real confidence
EUR/USD is just 100 pips away from last week's 14-month low.
'Scotland's land must be an asset that benefits the many, not the few,' said the First Minister.
BREAKING: David Cameron has said that he will get the figures below 100,000 before the election.
Lord Smith unveiled his recommendations for granting Scotland greater powers over taxation and benefits.
If the Swiss gold proposal wins a majority, it could spark a global gold rush.
More than 90% of the companies rated by Moody's in Indonesia carry a stable outlook, the agency said.
The Finance Monitor, carried out by BDRC Continental, added 77% of SMEs were now profitable.
MPs questioned whether it was fair for MSPs to have a say in UK decisions if granted greater powers.
Smith Commission will unveil new powers for Scotland later today.
Failure to cut output will herald a price war that Gulf producers can withstand but Venezuela and Iran cannot.