MARKETS

Asian markets remain mixed as traders await the US Federal Reserve's meeting on hopes of more stimulus measures.

Second quarter growth contracts on top of 0.9% contraction in July-September quarter.

Concerns of political crisis in Italy and a weak German economy pull down markets.

Asian markets gain as China's industrial output and US employment rates show improvement.

Higher food prices prompt cautious monetary policy.

Buyback cuts Greece's €63bn debt owned by private investors by a half.

Asian markets advance in week as China's new regime indicates it will continue to tweak economy to maintain stability.

Bundesbank lowers Germany's 2013 growth rate by more than one percentage point to 0.4 percent.

European markets edge up in early trading ahead of latest non-farm payroll figures from US.

Traders remain cautious on outcome of negotiations over US ‘fiscal cliff’.

George Osborne undermined by rating agency warning that failure to meet debt reduction targets jeopardises AAA status.

European stocks gain in early trading but traders remain cautious ahead of European Central Bank's policy meet.

Asian markets edge higher led by Japanese stocks.

European stocks edged up in early trading after China's new leaders assured that the regime will continue efforts to maintain economic stability

The country's economic growth slows on a sequential as well as year-over-year basis in the third quarter contributed by government spending cuts and lower demand from China.

Asian markets gain in the morning but traders remain cautious of the continuing deadlock over the fiscal cliff talks

Asian markets slip in the morning trade after data showed that US manufacturing contracted in November

Traders remained upbeat as the Euro hit a six-week high as improved manufacturing data from China added to hopes of economic recovery in the world's second largest economy.

Asian investors remain upbeat after the Chinese PMI rose to 50.6 in November.

Chinese manufacturing expands to a 13-month high in November, according to an HSBC survey of manufacturing firms.

UBS Bank is back in the headlines. Just a few days after a former trader at its London office, Kweku Adoboli was jailed for losing the bank £1.4 billion pounds in risky deals.

Moody's cites high correlation in credit risk among the entities' supporters as the reason for the downgrade.

India's GDP grows 5.3 percent during the July to September quarter, down from the 5.5 percent growth in the previous quarter.

European traders remain cautious as US 'fiscal cliff' negotiations remain at a deadlock.

Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy agree to form a joint venture that will integrate their thermal power generation businesses.

Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rises 0.6 percent in October.

Asian markets gain as Japan's October industrial output increases, but concerns on 'fiscal cliff' remain as US lawmakers continue talks.

Photos of 20-year-old Lexxa in just knickers and tight tops posted alongside ads for used cars on eBay.

European stocks gain in the morning trade, following global markets, on hopes of US lawmakers reaching a solution on the 'fiscal cliff'.