Dutch PM threatened in 2012 to quit euro zone over reform contracts: newspaper

(Reuters) - Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte threatened in 2012 to take his country out of the euro zone if Brussels pushed forward with plans to impose "reform contracts" on member states, according to the daily De Volkskrant, citing several sources.

Euro zone survival? Depends on where you work

LONDON: Three years into an unresolved euro zone crisis, Reuters polls show a marked split on the future depending on whether forecasters are based inside or outside the currency bloc.

China Q3 GDP growth seen slowing for 7th straight quarter

BEIJING: China's annual economic growth probably slowed for a seventh straight quarter in the July-September period to the weakest level since the depths of the global financial crisis, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing the case for further policy stimulus.

Britain's economy sinks far deeper into recession than forecast

LONDON: Britain's economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring euro zone crisis.