Slowing growth and Carney's assurance to return inflation to its 2% target, increases likelihood of a dovish bias in the BoE policy.
BNP's 2014 net profit tanks some 97% owing to the near $9bn US settlement.
On a quarterly basis, growth has contracted 2% in Q4 after expanding 3% in Q3.
The rouble has come off 11% from last week's low but fundamental as well as technical challenges remain.
Russian currency has fallen in line with oil prices since last summer.
Patrick Pouyanne says oil prices usually take 18 months to recover from major price drop.
Markit data shows UK service sector expanded faster than expected in January.
Dollar is off 2.3% from the recent 12-year high while the spot Brent is up 30% from the recent multi-year low.
Further monetary easing is possible in case recovery doesn't pick up pace.
Sharper gains in Streling are unlikely as the market is waiting for BoE policy review on Thursday.
And even with Samsung, Google and Apple in the market, can the smartwatch be more than a niche?
USD/CNY is testing a key resistance and needs to pass 6.28 and 6.30 ahead of 6.35.
Vedanta Resources, Petrofac, BHP Billiton and Scotland's Weir Group are leading the FTSE 100
Both directors have had their pay suspended when they left the group.
Gazprom, however, does not expect cuts to affect its plans to build gas pipelines to China.
BSE Sensex sheds 0.5% while rupee loses 0.33% against dollar following RBI decision.
Monday's $6.5bn debt sale is the tech giant's fourth major debt offering in two years.
Spanish lender logs net profit of €1.46bn for three-months to December 2014.
Hammond said Iraq is seeking help to train troops and give them air cover.
Central bank says Aussie dollar remains above its fundamental value.
Britain's Chancellor George Osborne confirmed Whitehall would give the Bank of England more power.
Annual inflation rate falls to a multi-year low in Pakistan in January.
Analysts think the BoE will be forced to push back rate hike date given the sharp slide in price pressures.
Employment law expert ELAS revealed that National Sickie Day, today, costs firms £37m.
Italy PMI rises to four-month high, French to eight-month high and German stayed just above 50.
Zurich-based lender to cut jobs and costs in response to the abrupt appreciation of the Swiss franc.
Ryanair and the Irish government are Aer Lingus's largest shareholders.
USD/THB fell to 32.65 from 32.78 on Monday, close to last week's low of 32.49.
Oil prices have plummeted by over 60% over the last six months.
Sony to boost capacity in Japan to 80,000 wafers a month by the end of June 2016, from about 60,000 a month at present.