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Oil prices have dropped 40% since June.

China's industrial production rate slows while retail sales growth moves off multi-year low.

Algeria's economic growth is projected at 4% this year from 2.8% last year.

Both Osborne's new stamp duty system and Swinney's LBBT will cost middle income Scots more.

The rating is revised upward to Baa2 from Baa3 with stable outlook.

Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner forecasts potential 'ultra-bull' rally for Chinese shares.

Brent crude oil contract fell below the $65 per barrel mark for the first time in more than five years.

At least 15% of US shale producers are losing money at current prices, and more than half will be under water if US crude falls below $55, says BoA.

Swedish inflation, unemployment data as well as Norges Bank rate decision due.

ICE earlier this year sold NYSE's Euronext division fuelling speculation of NYSE sale.

RBNZ governor Graeme Wheeler says New Zealand's economy will be impacted by falling commodity prices.

Aussie currency remains firm helped by continuing US dollar weakness.

Crude prices have dropped some 40% since June on oversupply concerns.

Risks are more skewed to downside and once recent lows moved past, silver will aim $12.

Russia and Venezuela worst hit but Saudi Arabia well positioned amid steep fall of oil revenues.

US produces about 3.5 million barrels of tight oil a day and some 9.5 trillion cubic feet of shale gas per year.

Issuances by non-financial firms have crossed $13bn so far in 2014, compared with around $9bn in 2013.

The fall in Russia's trade surplus since July has been sharp and is approaching the deficit boundary.

Falling inflation in China reflects weakening domestic demand, analysts say.

Falling oil prices could slash price British consumer pays at the pump.

The FCA leaked insurance industry probe to a newspaper earlier this year, wiping billions of stock values.

The UK's biggest and most troubled supermarket has issued a profit warning.

Overall growth is seen at 1.3% for this year and average inflation at 3%.

New Delhi could this week give its star trading houses "a free hand" as far as gold imports are concerned.

Brent crude oil has fallen from $115 per barrel to under $69 today, a price not seen since 2009.

Edmund Shing explains why oil prices are falling, and what the potential BP-buyout could mean

Near term bullishness can take the yellow metal up to $1240 but the dominant track is still southward and $1000 is likely.

Oil prices likely to hover at $65 a barrel over the next six to seven months.

Tesco unveiled another profit warning amid fraud investigations.