ECONOMY

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says Western sanctions costing economy dearly.

Some analysts are hailing the uptick as a turnaround for Germany's economy.

China and South Korea have most ambitious policy and Germany the least.

Markit survey shows optimism at lowest point for five years.

Lawmakers worried that a sharp economic slowdown may hit employment and dent public support for reforms.

Tourists from China, US and Australia boost overall visitor arrivals.

China's central bank has cut interest rates in a bid to boost growth in the world's second-biggest oil consumer.

Traders to track GDP data coming in from the eurozone and from India, alongside 30 November's Swiss gold referendum.

GDP data from US, UK, Germany, Canada and India will be crucial.

EUR/CAD falls to 13-month low with euro losing momentum on dovish Mario Draghi.

PBoC cut one-year lending rates by 40 basis points to 5.6% and reduced one-year deposit rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%.

Crude futures gained after the Bank of China announced the decision

Malmström speaking after first meeting with Foreign Affairs Council.

Moscow will push Opec members to reduce supply in bid to boost oil prices.

However, analysts say the next general election in May 2015 is the most unpredictable in two decades

Washington will send Humvees and mortar detection radars as Vice President Joe Biden visits Ukraine.

HSBC's head of global trade and receivables finance details the misleading calculations

India, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan are scheduled to release Q3 GDP data next week.

Influential economist warns on the dangers of Ukraine crisis and sanctions.

Rents across England and Wales up 1.5% over the last twelve months

Cutting electricity theft and reducing transmission losses are part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy plank.

Knight Frank/Markit's latest House Price Sentiment Index shows expectations for future growth slows

Osborne says he is not going to spend taxpayers' money on a legal challenge unlikely to succeed.

The party remains on the fence, while all others have made their policies clear.

Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez said his country would make a proposal to limit supply and strengthen prices at the next OPEC meeting.

Newsnight says Palace of Westminster is in much need of repair after 60 years with no renovation.

Floods in May this year, weakening domestic demand and troubled corporate balance sheets have affected Serbia badly.

Jens Wohltorf discusses why travel tech startups, not car ownership, are the answer for modern transportation

Canadian government has been sued 35 times since 1996 using controversial investor protection clause.