Currencies
Evraz reports higher steel product output
Shares in Evraz jumped after the steelmaker reported that consolidated crude steel output was at 3. 5m tonnes during the final three months of 2017, unchanged from the prior quarter.
Bitcoin veterans unshaken by South Korea ban, as analysts battle over theory
Some of the most experienced Bitcoin investors are defying regulator's threats to ban trading in the cryptocurrency and say the restrictions can be circumvented easily, while the prices began to rebound after the huge recent crash.
Malaysian investors pour $2.2bn into Battersea Power Station as costs rise
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has agreed to buy a stake in London's Battersea Power Station building as costs continued to rise for the project development.
World confidence in US leadership has slumped under Trump administration
Global approval of the US has fallen to a new low, from 48% under Obama to 30% under Trump, Gallup’s global leadership poll finds.
Jobless claims drop to lowest level since 1973
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week, according to figures from the Labor Department.
Sharp fall in US December housing starts, but permits stable
Homebuilding activity in the US hit the skids at the end of the year in part due to poor weather.
Philly Fed factory index dips in January, as expected
Factory activity in the US mid-Atlantic region cooled in January, according to the results of one of the most widely-followed surveys for the sector.
China fourth quarter GDP growth beats forecasts, but some economists sceptical
China's economy grew more quickly than expected in 2017, according to both official and private sector estimates, but some economists believed the official figures belied the extent of the slowdown in the fourth quarter.