Oil plunges to new five-year low while yen and gold gain on safe haven flows
Free fall in oil prices continues and Brent likely to remain at $65/barrel for next few months.
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Mosman Oil and Gas surges after bagging new exploration rights in New Zealand
Mosman awarded three onshore exploration permits in South Pacific nation.
Chevron to join hunt for oil and gas in New Zealand
Norway's Statoil, British-owned Mosman Oil and Gas, India's ONGC Videsh among firms that bagged exploration permits.
Scottish businesses ramping up recruitment in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen
The services, financial and oil market industries are set to receive a boost in staff
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Jordan votes on Israel natural gas deal due amid high tensions
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Singapore's Temasek buys stake in US high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial
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Fitch cuts global growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016 on weaker emerging markets
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Swiss franc drops to new 19-month low as CPI rate falls back in negative territory
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Moody's keeps India rating, cites growth potential amid inflationary pressures and infrastructure constraints
India can grow 7% over next two years if reforms continue, says rating agency.
Oil price near five-year low as Morgan Stanley cuts price forecast
Crude prices fall to around $68 a barrel on Monday.
UK house prices: Young Londoners opt for 300 sq ft 'micro flats' to live in 'perfect location'
Knight Frank said some 54% of 18 to 24 year olds said they would be happy to live in a studio flat.
Black Friday 2014 pushes UK consumer spending to near fastest rate since 2010
Visa Europe said strong November consumer spending could buoy up the year.
Britons brace for UK interest rate hike as household debt reaches £1.5tn
Interest rates have been held at a record low of 0.5% for more than six years.
Oil sheds over 1% on dismal China data and Morgan Stanley Brent forecast
Oil prices drop post release of Chinese monthly trade data that missed expectations.
Kiwi dollar drops to 30-month low, while yen and Aussie dollar decline to new multi-year lows
Strong US data and currency are the main reasons for Asian FX weakness while China data weigh on the AUD and NZD
Crude oil prices fall hard amid rallying US dollar
The dollar hit a five-year high against a basket of currencies post the release of the upbeat US employment report.
Central Banks Watch: Russia, Norway, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Iceland and Switzerland to set rates
ECB, BoE and US Fed to come out with economic reports.
Gold Set to Drop on Sustained US Dollar Strength
Demand for dollar-denominated commodities such as gold typically weakens on a stronger greenback.
China's Dalian Wanda seeks up to $3.86bn in trimmed down Hong Kong float
This will be the second-largest IPO in Asia Pacific outside Japan this year.
Pound recoups losses despite Bank of England's survey on inflation
Pound is unresponsive to the UK data as the big US jobs data is due shortly.
Goldman Sachs predicts India's GDP growth to overtake China's by 2016
India will grow 6.8% in 2016 while China will slow to 6.7% by 2016.
Helena Morrissey on spotting Northern Rock's demise first and thinking big after 30% Club
The founder of the 30% Club has colossal plans to shake up asset management.
Reliance Industries and Pemex to prospect for oil and gas in Mexico
Deal follows energy reforms in Mexico that ended Pemex's decades-long monopoly.
Yen, euro and pound near multi-year lows vs dollar ahead of crucial jobs data
Major currencies under pressure from rising dollar as market expects positive US jobs data.
IMF approves $118.6m aid to Honduras, lempira rises to two-month high
IMF says Central American country's GDP growth will keep pace and inflation will be under control.
Saudi Aramco cuts oil prices for Asian and US buyers
Saudi Arabia, which refused to back Opec production cuts, steps up battle for market share.
UK skills shortage pushes starting salaries up but permanent jobs growth slows
However, starting salaries rose faster due to staff shortages in many sectors.
India to press G20 for deadline to cut money transfer costs
India to "demand a deadline of two years" at upcoming G20 deputy central bank governors' meeting in Istanbul.
Brent hangs on around $70 as US stocks fall
The price of Brent crude has fallen by around 40% since June as global supplies increased.
Moody's: Global CLOs to perform well in 2015 with lower refinancing pressures
Performance of CLOs is also helped by improving global economy.
Israel urges EU to back Cyprus gas pipeline
Pipeline could be the world's longest if completed and could cost around $10bn.
Brazil's real remains firm with selic rate hiked to three-year high
50 basis points hike shows government's eagerness to fight inflation amid spending boom.
Russian rouble gains slightly amid intervention speculation ahead of CPI data
Analysts expect Russian inflation to quicken to new three-year high.
India: Falling oil prices unlikely to boost economy significantly
A $40bn windfall from oil price decline is likely to be saved rather than spent in bid to bridge fiscal deficit.
Gold eases on US dollar strength ahead of ECB rate decision
US dollar index struck an over five-and-a-half year high on 3 December on positive US data.
ECB and BoE rate reviews: Pound declines steeper than euro since November decisions
EUR/USD touches 28-month low while GBP/USD holds tad above 14-month low.
UK house price growth slows in November
However, property prices grew by 0.4% in November
IMF: Sudan must step up efforts to get relief from debt burden
Fund says Sudan has to work with South Sudan to get debt relief from external creditors.
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