The UK could find investors are more reticent to buy UK debt in the years ahead, the head of the office that issues the government's bonds says.

Some commuters moving out of London now find that half the savings of doing so taken up by high train fares, according to new research.

The value of Bitcoin tops $1,000 once again after social gaming firm Zynga says it will start accepting the virtual currency as a payment option.

Japan's main stock index, the Nikkei 225, fall as much as 2.6% on Monday - the first trading day of the new year.

This year will be "the year of hard truths" with more "painful cuts" needed to help the economic recovery, the chancellor will warn later.

Shares of Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC fall after it reports weaker-than-expected profit for the October-to-December quarter.

UK business confidence is running at a 20-year high, according to a Lloyds Banking Group survey, while two other reports point to increasing optimism among firms.

An Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines makes an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure.