New U.S. housing starts unexpectedly fell in December, likely the result of unusually cold weather, while producer prices rose for a third straight month. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday housing starts
Britain's labour market showed signs of stabilisation at the end of last year, with the biggest fall in benefit claims in nearly 3 years and the first fall in an internationally comparable
Britain's top share index fell 0.9 percent at midday on Wednesday, with miners weighed by an uncertain demand outlook in China, and banks weaker after Q4 results from Bank of America disappointed
The number of Britons claiming jobless benefit fell by more than expected in December and by its biggest amount since April 2007, while the broader ILO level fell for the first time
All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted in January to keep interest rates at record low of 0.5 percent and to maintain its 200 billion pound quantitative
World stocks slipped on Wednesday after reports of bank lending restrictions in China, while the euro hit a five-month low against a broadly stronger dollar with concerns about Greece's fiscal problems nagging
The United States has had multiple meetings with Chinese authorities over Internet freedom and will have more in the coming days, a top State Department official said on Tuesday amid continuing tensions
The Treasury Department persuaded some big banks to pay more than market estimates to repurchase warrants issued to the government in the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a draft
Economic freedoms were sharply reduced last year on massive spending and bailouts during the financial crisis, a trend that could imperil future economic prospects, the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation said on Wednesday. The
Sony Corp said it would postpone the launch of a motion controller, or wireless controlling device, for its PlayStation 3 to the autumn of 2010 from this spring, marking the second delay
