Economic News
Iraqi troops move to retake Kirkuk from Kurdish control
Iraq has taken control of key areas of the disputed city of Kirkuk, seizing the international airport, a key oil field and a military base in what is an oil-rich area bordering the Kurdistan Region.
Tuesday preview: UK inflation could top 3pc; results from Pearson, Merlin, Asos
UK and eurozone inflation will be the big focus of the day, while the new reporting season kicks in with Asos, Bellway, London Stocks Exchange, Merlin Entertainment, Pearson and Virgin Money.
Three dead as Hurricane Ophelia batters Ireland's southern coast
Ireland’s southern coast has been hit by a major storm caused by Hurricane Ophelia, leaving three people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes without power.
Empire State manufacturing index rises further in October
Factory activity in the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve bank of New York picked up in October, the results of a widely-followed survey revealed.
Younger generation suffering from growing debts, FCA head says
The Financial Conduct Authority has said that young people are increasingly having to borrow money in order to cover basic living costs.
Puigdemont defies Madrid deadline for clarification in Catalonia dispute
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has ignored an ultimatum from Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy to formally clarify whether he has declared independence for the region.
Spending falls in pubs and restaurants as consumers stay home
Pubs, bars and restaurants last month endured their biggest sales fall in a year, with London restaurants hardest hit in an industry facing a squeezed consumer and rising costs.
UK house prices up 1.1% in October - Rightmove
House prices in England and Wales rose 1. 1% in October - or £3,432 - following a 1. 2% decline in September, according to the latest data from Rightmove.
May heads to Brussels for crunch Brexit dinner
PM Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Monday to attempt to break the Brexit deadlock between negotiating teams from the UK and the EU.
Chinese CPI weakens in September, but factory gate inflation quickens
Price pressures in China abated last month at the consumer level, even as factory gate prices jumped, as food price deflation intensified.