Bloomberg

Dollar Gauge at Five-Year High as Kiwi, Aussie Decline on China

A gauge of the dollar headed for its highest close in more than five years after China said imports unexpectedly fell in November, underpinning demand for the currency of the U.S. where growth is beating forecasts.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-07/dollar-extends-rallies-versus-yen-aussie-as-economies-diverge.html

Reuters

Bank on 'Super Mario' to give Europe a monetary jolt

(Reuters) - From his office on the 41st floor of the gleaming new European Central Bank headquarters, Mario Draghi's view stretches far beyond Frankfurt's high-rise financial centre and he doesn't like what he sees.

The darkening outlook for the euro zone's flat and nearly inflation-less economy, exacerbated by tumbling oil prices, is driving him inexorably towards radical action.

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/ecb-policy-draghi-idUKKBN0JM0O120141208

Reuters

China faces more pressure as November imports shrink unexpectedly, exports slow

(Reuters) - China's imports shrank unexpectedly in November while export growth slowed, fuelling concerns the world's second-largest economy could be facing a sharper slowdown and adding pressure on policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures.

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/uk-china-economy-trade-idUKKBN0JM04O20141208