The dollar moves offs broad lows after notching a 14-year low against its Japanese counterpart.

  Trading in U.K. stocks grinds to a halt Thursday as technical problems force the London Stock Exchange to shut down its systems.

  Self-storage business offers clues about the state of European real estate markets.

  European shares slump, with banks leading a broad retreat for the region amid uncertainty about exposure to Dubai debt.

  China sets its first targets designed to slow carbon dioxide emissions by the end of the next decade.

  Fears of a potential sovereign default by Dubai roil financial markets, sinking stocks in Asia and Europe and pushing up government-bond prices as investors sought safe havens.

  Trading in U.K. shares was halted on Thursday due to a technical hitch, although before the suspension investors had been selling bank stocks amid worries about exposure to Dubai debt.

  Among the shares expected to see active trading in Friday’s session are AIG, Tiffany, Incyte and Toyota.

  Loans to the euro-zone private sector accelerate their drop in October, while M3 money supply growth slows to its weakest pace on record, the Frankfurt-based European Central Bank reports.

  The U.K. government said Thursday that it will move quickly to introduce banking pay and governance reforms suggested by David Walker, including rules that would defer a portion of bonuses by as long as five years.