24-Jul-2012 20:03

BASE & PRECIOUS METALS - European Opening View - Metals weaken as eurozone ... - Fastmarkets :: http://pro.fastmarkets.com/scoop/?id%3D41257%26v%3D0%26lang%3Den%26cid%3D162336%26type%3D1

Halifax reduces fixed and NewBuy rates - Mortgage Strategy :: http://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/latest-news/halifax-reduces-fixed-and-newbuy-rates/1055212.article

Free banking should end, says FSA head Lord Turner - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/9423819/Free-banking-should-end-says-FSA-head-Lord-Turner.html

Boris Johnson and Nick Clegg admit paying tradesmen cash in hand - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-and-nick-clegg-admit-paying-tradesmen-cash-in-hand-7973238.html

UK GDP expected to contract by 0.3% in 2nd quarter - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/savings/2012/07/24/uk-gdp-expected-to-contract-by-0-3-in-2nd-quarter

Spain under new pressure as borrowing costs rise - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18971041

Loan approvals drop to lowest levels since 2009 - Mortgage Strategy :: http://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/latest-news/loan-approvals-drop-to-lowest-levels-since-2009/1055218.article

Tory peer Lord Green: I 'regret' HSBC money laundering failures - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9424458/Tory-peer-Lord-Green-I-regret-HSBC-money-laundering-failures.html

Ex-Anglo Irish Boss Charged Over Fraud Probe - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/964241/ex-anglo-irish-boss-charged-over-fraud-probe

Anthony Salz given nine months to complete Barclays review - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/24/anthony-salz-barclays-review