ECONOMY

China's foreign ministry spokesperson urges all sides to avoid measures that could escalate crisis.

Tax breaks mostly help domestic manufacturers of 'new energy' cars as China pushes reforms.

Australia's PM Tony Abbott tells parliament Kremlin is bullying its neighbour

The CBI's calls for a single, larger airport hub appears to favour Heathrow over Gatwick.

BCC survey finds most businesses feel closing ties with EU will harm economic and business interests.

British MEPs are being outvoted in the European Parliament on virtually every occasion.

UK economy could lose some steam in the second half of 2014.

Following Fitch announcement on Bangladesh's rating, its currency strengthens against dollar.

However the Bank of Scotland's report didn't mention how Scottish independence would affect this.

Weak PMI data for August likely to prompt further policy easing by authorities.

Virgin Money is poised for floatation as early as October

Brent and US crude shed over 2% each in August.

ECB meeting and US nonfarm payrolls data to influence gold prices next week.

Moscow says Ukraine could be forced to siphon off gas bound for European countries.

The ONS said payments received across the whole economy had increased by 4.9% on the year before.

United Kalavryta tanker had been anchored off the Texas coast amid a legal challenge from Baghdad.

Egyptian media reports hint at free trade meetings before end of 2014.

Eurostat says 18.4 million people were out of work across the region in July.

The Prime Minister's pledge to slash the number of immigrants coming to the UK by 2015 looks even less likely to be met after official figures showed that net long-term migration had jumped by 68,000 over the past year.

Fernando Chui the only candidate in Sunday's official election in China's semi-autonomous territory.

Nationwide says healing economy should underpin demand but housing market slowdown noted.

A new poll finds that 42% of British people don't trust Cameron to protect the NHS from TTIP.

Job losses represent around 30% of the embattled firm's workforce.

South Korea's higher industrial and manufacturing numbers reduce likelihood of further rate cuts.

New rules would limit holdout creditors' ability to litigate and undermine sovereign debt restructurings.

Hometrack survey reveals zero growth in house prices on average in London as market halts.

Freedom of movement restricted in and out of countries where virus has proliferated.

Italians biggest eurozone investors in London property after country slides into recession.

European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said bloc prepared for possible winter crisis.