MARKETS

Ireland's manufacturing activity continued expansionary trend, Markit/Investec PMI showed.

Brent lost over 9% in October while US crude shed over 11%.

US dollar index jumps to four-year high, while euro and yen hit new multi-year lows.

China's CFLP non-manufacturing PMI slipped in October while HSBC manufacturing PMI was up.

Markets will be keen to watch the response world's response to the diverging policy rate indications from Fed and Bank of Japan.

BoJ will now buy assets at an annual pace of about 80tn yen.

Gold and silver fall to four-year lows as US dollar rallies and a surprise easing move by BoJ bolsters flows to riskier assets.

Citi revises down third-quarter net income to $2.84bn from the $3.44bn.

Danone to expand footprint in China's $17.8bn infant milk formula market with Yashili investment.

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Pre-tax profit at RBS came in at £1.27bn, up £260m from the previous quarter

The BoJ says it will purchase more shares of ETFs and REITs and extends the duration of its portfolio of JGBs.

Higher investment and lower macro-economic imbalances could sustain growth rates of around 7.5% over the next 5-10 years.

Dr Shafik is deputy governor for markets at the Bank of England and she's looking to make a mark.

Its operating profit jumped 10% to £832m.

Offshore RMB bond issuance has hit record high of 451bn yuan in the first three quarters 2014, surpassing the 2013 full year issuance of 376bn yuan,

The company has appointed Charles Holliday as chairman.

Meanwhile Barclays pre-tax profits rose to £3.72bn in the first nine months of the year

Pre-tax profits for first nine months of the year to £3.72bn

UK property prices rose by only 0.5% in October

Asian currencies weaken as Fed's confidence triggers speculation that it would start hiking rates soon.

National Australia Bank is considering flaying its UK operations on the London Stock Exchange

Deal values Amatil's Indonesian business at $1.7bn.

The sports car brand will be separated within the next year.

Opec secretary general Abdullah al-Badri said the group's members would not fight a price war.

Policies remain inconsistent in the east European country sharing its border with Russia and Ukraine.

France's biggest oil company said it expected profits to be hit again in the fourth quarter.

Pro-fracking media pundit seeks permission to frack at three sites in the UK capital.

Deutsche Banks' investment banking division 'broadly on track' to deliver 13% to 15% profit increase.