U.S. non-farm payrolls fall a shock 11,000 in Nov

U.S. employers cut a far fewer-than-expected 11,000 jobs in November, the smallest decline since the start of the recession in December 2007, government data showed on Friday, strongly suggesting the deterioration in

UK Q3 construction output rise to boost GDP

British construction output data for the third quarter has been revised up massively and could add 0.2 percentage points to the last published Q3 GDP estimate, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Jobs data to give steer on U.S. recovery

World stocks slipped slightly and the dollar was steady on Friday as investors waited for U.S. jobs data, the latest signal about how far the U.S. economy is recovering. Markets were also

Oil rises above $77 on U.S. jobs data

Oil turned positive and rose above $77 on Friday as closely watched U.S. data showed the smallest job loss figure since December 2007. U.S. crude futures rose 65 cents to $77.09 at

Cyprus comes out of deflation in November

Cyprus moved decisively out of deflation in November as prices rose by 1.36% over the same period of the previous year, having fallen for four months in a row previously. Prices had

Oil rises above $77, growing stocks weigh

U.S. crude rose on Thursday as fund activity helped the market to recover from a sell-off the previous session, but oversupply curbed gains. NYMEX crude for January delivery rose 69 cents to