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Gold prices have gained some 9% so far this year on safe-haven buying.

Wilkins has only officially been in the role for less than a year.

Total revenue growth of 7.8% to £182.2m was racked up in the group's past three quarters.

A new regime for non-executive directors in the UK's financial sector will see more punitive action

India's RMBS issuance increased 75% in 2014 and its mortgage market is likely to grow 20% in FY2015.

BoJ expands growth supporting funding facility for banks while keeping pace of asset purchase steady.

Knight Frank data shows that 2.5% of London homes would be affected by a proposed mansion tax

Turkish inflation rate had fallen to a nine-month low in December.

Further rate cuts by RBI depend on inflation, commodity prices and removal of supply bottlenecks.

Hundreds of jobs have already been cut and projects withdrawn after the 60% tank in oil prices.

German PPI rate falls to four-year low raising pressure on ECB to stimulate growth.

Alpari UK became insolvent one day after the SNB's move to remove the Euro cap.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced a $2bn share buyback plan in November 2014.

Australian dollar could test 0.7700 if ECB surprises on the dovish side.

Ex-Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson said he did not like the idea of 'clobbering people'.

The IMF now expects global growth of 3.5% this year.

Oil and rouble slump also affecting Commonwealth of Independent States' economies.

While investment declines in China, India to see pickup in industrial activity.

Developed world will be better off in 2015 driven by US and Spanish growth.

Chinese equities log their biggest one-day percentage drop since 2008 on 19 January, dragged down by financial stocks.

Janjuah voices concerns about the US, whose energy industry grew on the back of its shale oil and gas boom.

EY Item Club findings show oil price collapse means more money in consumers' pockets.

CBI says quarterly financial services business volume index rose to +57 in December.

The ECB could approve a bond-buying scheme on 22 January to battle deflation and revive growth in the eurozone.

Moody's changes aviation industry outlook to positive from stable.

London Central Property (LCP) says its fund received 15 inquiries from Swiss investors on 16 January morning.

Risk sentiment improves ahead of next week's ECB meeting.

Gold up to four-month high while palladium down to three-month low

Global crude oil market remains 'considerably oversupplied' keeping prices under pressure.