Weekly digest Nov 30 - Dec 4: ECB cuts interest rate but disappoints markets

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

News of the week: most expected ECB meeting 

• Bloomberg: 'Super Mario' Proves the Currency Market Wrong
• Independent: What the European Central Bank's decision to extend QE means
• Guardian: Mario Draghi's big bazooka turns into a peashooter
• CNBC: ECB vice-president: The markets got it wrong
• CNNMoney: Draghi poised to give Europe another $500 billion shot in the arm
• New York Times: Draghi Announces Further E.C.B. Stimulus Measures, but Investors Are Unimpressed
• Telegraph: How the eurozone missed its shot at a recovery
• Deutsche Welle: ECB monetary policy runs amok
• CNNMoney: ECB cuts interest rate but disappoints on stimulus
• Bloomberg: Draghi's Weeks of Rhetoric Culminate in ECB Stumble
• CNNMoney: Dow drops 252 points on ECB aftershocks
• Time: Europe Could Derail America’s Economic Recovery

What's new in the world: events, economic indicators and policies

• Bloomberg: Greece Is Heading for Another Year of Crisis
• Guardian: Federal Reserve chair 'looking forward' to probable interest rate rise this month
• MQL5 Blogs: Opinion: global impact of the Federal Reserve Bank raising interest rates
• Telegraph: Investors brace for bumpy December
• MarketWatch: This last jobs hurdle could trip up markets
• Bloomberg: Rousseff Turns to Brazil Supreme Court to Block Impeachment
• Bloomberg: Russia's Year of Black Swans to End With Another Inflation Shock
• New York Times: Yellen Says Economy Is Ready for an Interest-Rate Increase
• MarketWatch: Bill Gross thinks Fed, ECB are ‘casinos’ printing money
• CNNMoney: Countries with higher wages than U.S.
• Telegraph: The countries that will be hurt by a Chinese hard landing
• Deutsche Welle: German states agree on radical new federal-state finance system
• New York Times: What to Expect From the Latest Jobs Report
• CNNMoney: CEOs aren't optimistic about U.S. economy in 2016
• MQL5 Blogs: There are risks to delaying the start of rate hikes - Fed Chair Janet Yellen
• Bloomberg: US Jobs Report Probably Won't Change the Fed's Mind on Liftoff
• CNNMoney: Why American wages may finally go up
• Time: Why Venezuelans Are Carrying Backpacks of Cash on the Streets
• Deutsche Welle: China pledges billions to African economies
• Forbes: Black Friday Winners And Losers: How Amazon, Walmart, Apple And More Fared
• Bloomberg: Economists Are Getting More Bearish on U.S. Growth
• Time: Paris Climate Talks Aren’t Enough for Some Environmental Activists
• Forbes: Why Hollywood Needs Star Wars More Than Disney Does

Currency market news:

• Guardian: Chinese yuan set to join IMF currency basket
• Washington Post: Rupee Rebounds From Two-Year Low on Suspected RBI Intervention
• MQL5 Blogs: US Dollar to Turkish Lira (USD/TRY) Price Action Analysis - strong bullish in long-term
• Washington Post: Ruble Seen Extending Slide After Worst Week in Emerging Markets
• MQL5 Blogs: Pound's prospects bound to Fed, ECB and policy split
• Deutsche Welle: Yuan becomes IMF reserve currency
• MQL5 Blogs: Quick Technical Overview: Fly Kiwi, Fly? Not Yet - How To Play?
• CNBC: Who loses when the renminbi joins the IMF basket?
• MQL5 Blogs: GBP/JPY: bullish on reversal with long-term bearish projection in 2016
• MQL5 Blogs: Now yuan is in the elite currency club, but euro doesn't like it

Commodity market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: Alarm: oil behemoths are already queueing in Iran
• Bloomberg: OPEC Heads for Status Quo as Members Clash
• Washington Post: Metals Bounce Back With Aluminum Set for Best Week Since May
• MarketWatch: OPEC staff warn low prices will persist no matter what cartel decides
• CNBC: Why Saudi Arabia won't play nice at OPEC meeting
• CNN Money: What it costs to produce a barrel of oil
• Washington Post: Indonesia Can Return to OPEC But Can’t Escape Aging Oil Fields
• MQL5 Blogs: ABN Amro: gold will be cheap at least until 3Q 2017
• CNN Money: Iran's hidden role in Saudi Arabia's cheap oil stance
• Telegraph: Oil speculators risk 'short squeeze' if impulsive Saudi Prince throws Opec surprise
• New York Times: China’s Renminbi Is Approved by I.M.F. as a Main World Currency

• MQL5 Blogs: Gold is on 5.5 year low waiting for U.S. rate hike

Stock market news:

• MarketWatch: U.S. stocks suffer biggest selloff in more than 2 months
• Telegraph: Time to get real about the true value of the FTSE
• MarketWatch: Japanese stocks slide the most in two months after ECB disappointment
• Telegraph: 'Three disruptive shares that could change the world'
• MQL5 Blogs: Opinion: 2016 will have much nothing to offer investors - Goldman Sachs analysts
• New York Times: Zuckerberg Defends Structure of His Philanthropic Outfit
• MQL5 Blogs: The best and worst assets in November 2015 - Deutsche Bank

Company news:

• New York Times: Avon Said to Be in Talks to Sell North American Business
• CNNMoney: Black Friday 2015 in pictures
• CNBC: Cyber Monday sales top $3 billion, beat forecast
• Forbes: iPhone 7 Leak Reveals Radical Design Changes
• Guardian: VW sales drop 20% in UK as diesel emissions scandal hits carmaker
• Telegraph: Billionaire lifts stake in InterContinental Hotels
• New York Times: E.U. Investigates McDonald’s Tax Deal With Luxembourg
• CNNMoney: SABMiller's Australian brewer recalls 1 million beers

Investors' self-development:

• Independent: What Mark Zuckerberg has left after giving away 99% of Facebook shares
• MarketWatch: Buffett stock-portfolio idea spot on
• CNBC: How to protect yourself from the sell-off
• New York Times: Why Negative Interest Rates Are Becoming the New Normal
• New York Times: Imagining a World Without Growth
• CNBC: How to avoid money fights
• CNBC: Holiday bonus tips: 4 ways to get what you want
• Business Insider: A Wall Street CEO perfectly explained the hot theory for the economy, markets and everything