ECONOMY

French finance minister says tax havens Jersey and Bermuda cooperating with information requests.

UK and US consumers postponed buying, anticipating better deals.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Aston confirms support and leadership for fight against piracy off Africa.

Trade minister Lord Livingston to target small firms directly in effort to boost UK trade.

Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin has been accused by its users of faking trading data.

IPPR think tank says Bulgarian and Romanian migration in January 2014 will be different from 2004

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) decided not to intervene on whether businesses accept bitcoins as mode payment.

Business Secretary Cable also warns on Bank of England's interest rates dilemma.

US economy expands by 4.1% in the July-September quarter.

Bradford Council had 'moral duty' to inform Bank of England about Flowers' resignation.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says she is optimistic about US economy next year.

Spain government wins big in taxes as thousands grab a share of £2 billion 'El Gordo'.

A company licensed to grow marijuana in Britain has filed plans to raise £36.7m on Wall Street.

Fed move to cut stimulus following US recovery impacts Asian markets.

Oil inventory shrinks and demand rises on back of recovery in US economy.

Retail forecasts claim millions of UK shoppers will spend £12bn in four days leading up to Christmas.

Stronger dollar will make greenback more attractive than gold.

S&P cut EU's long-term rating by one notch to AA+ with stable outlook.

Bank of England study finds low interest rates keeping failing firms alive, not bank forbearance on loans.

Gold prices drop 3.3% on 19 December.

Fed may terminate QE3 in December, 2014.

average rents across England and Wales now stand at £753 per month.

Dogecoin, an alternative crypto-currency to bitcoin, saw a 900% gain in value in a single week.

But the ABB says Miliband is playing politics with the jobs of 40,000 people.

The UK and the US will release third-quarter growth data today.

The court says the government's bid to cut public sector pensions is unconstitutional.

Markets outside China trade higher after Fed stimulus taper decision.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launches independent task force to detect fraud following accounting scandals

Cyprus plans 10% reduction in annual spending to meet fiscal targets set by lenders including IMF.