Weekly digest Dec 8-12: Oil below $59, big victory of Bitcoin, divisions at the ECB, Chinese companies in focus

Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency forecasts, as well as interesting informative articles for traders.

Top news of the week: Oil extends losses below $59. Analysts predict stagnation.

• MarketWatch: Here is why oil just plunged below $59
• Bloomberg: Oil Extends Drop Below $60 as Producers Tussle for Market Share
• Moneycontrol: Oil prices struggle after WTI crude sinks below USD 60
• Reuters: Oil price slump sorts the hedged from the unhedged
• Bloomberg: 3M Sees Stagnant Oil Prices Into 2015 Before Market Rebound
• MQL5 Blogs: Kuwait: oil will get stuck at $65 for six months until OPEC moves
• Barron's: The Case for $35 a Barrel Oil. An analysis of commodity traders’ positions suggests the drop in oil prices is only three-fifths done
• MarketWatch: OPEC sees less demand for its oil in 2015
• The WSJ: Oil’s Drop Spills Into Other Assets
• MarketWatch: Oil slide threatens Africa's economic growth
• Reuters: Will cheap gas last? The answer and nine other predictions for 2015
• Oilprice.com: BP, Another Victim Of Cheap Oil, To Cut Jobs Through 2015

Forex news: Daily reports, yen forecast for 2015

• MarketWatch: Dollar stable as focus shifts to Fed next week
• Action Forex: Daily FX Report
  
• Investing.com: FX Daily Update
• MQL5 Blogs: Deutsche Bank analysis - Targets EUR/USD in 2015
• FXEmpire: EUR/USD Monthly Fundamental Forecast December 2014
  
• Investing.com: Euro Trading Lower Ahead Of The Euro-Zone’s Industrial Production Data
• Action Forex: USD/CHF Daily Outlook
• FXEmpire: GBP/USD Fundamental Analysis December 12, 2014 Forecast
• FXEmpire: USD/JPY Fundamental Analysis December 15, 2014 Forecast
  
• Barron's: 2015: The Year Of The Yen Living Dangerously
• MQL5 Blogs: Is strong dollar a danger for the global economy?
• MQL5 Blogs: Bitcoin News: Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Ends; MasterCard Official Goes Harsh on Bitcoin; US Congressman Introduces Bill to Protect Cryptocurrencies

This week's main events, analysis: Why governments dislike gold, divisions at the ECB, Russian economy and politics

• The Economist: Divisions at the ECB
• Financial Times: Leaked EU summit conclusions: Draghi left hanging?
• Bloomberg: Ruble Surrounds Nabiullina With Rotten Choices: Russia Credit
• Bloomberg: Khodorkovsky Channels Lenin to Plot Next Russian Revolution
• The WSJ: China’s Industrial Growth Slows
• MQL5 Blogs: Wall Street and governments are mistaken at hating gold
• BBC news: Russia raises interest rates to 10.5%
• Barron's: Warren Buffett Thinks This Steel Stock Is a Steal
• MQL5 Blogs: From pushing stocks to warning on risks: Chinese media is changing the course

Business & companies news: Stocks to buy, Microsoft boosting Bitcoin, Chinese companies in focus

• The WSJ: Google to Shut Russia Engineering Office
• BBC News: Brazil company executives charged
• Barron's: Oasis Petroleum: Beaten Down But Still a Buy
• The WSJ: Tesla China Chief to Step Down
• The WSJ: Xiaomi Faces Bumpy Road Abroad
• BBC News: HSBC dismisses head of European forex
• MQL5 Blogs: Microsoft now accepts Bitcoins for Xbox and Windows online stores
• The WSJ: Microsoft Move Is Win for Bitcoin
• BBC News: Disney 'used Luxembourg tax deals'

Trader's self-development: Decisions investors need to make, weekend reads, successful people dealing with their stress

• MQL5 Blogs: VIDEO LESSON - How Successful Traders Use Indicators to Place Stops
• MarketWatch: And 7 big ways to invest your money
• MarketWatch: 6 decisions that every investor needs to make
• Forbes: Keep The Money In The Family: Refinance A Student Loan With A Wealthy Relative
• MQL5 Blogs: 10 Weekend Reads
• Forbes: How Successful People Squash Stress