Currencies
FX round-up: Sterling ekes out small gain as PM sets out 'Plan B'
Sterling managed to eke out a small gain at the start of the week, even as the Prime Minister set out her 'Plan B' to Parliament, although the market reaction was very limited, partly due to light trading volumes, given the absence of US traders from their desks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
No-deal Brexit could derail global growth - IMF
A no-deal Brexit and a severe economic slowdown in China have been flagged up by the International Monetary Fund as two of the biggest threats to global growth this year.
BofA-ML forecasts stronger Russian rouble
Analysts at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch forecast a stronger rouble for 2019, pointing to upwards revisions to their projections for the Russia Federation's current account surplus and perhaps also a 'hawkish' central bank.
US-China talks falter over intellectual property issue
The US and China have failed to make headway over allegations of intellectual property theft during three days of trade talks.
China growth cools to lowest since 1990
China's economy last year grew at its slowest rate since 1990, as gross domestic product growth cooled in the fourth quarter.