23-Aug-2012 16:48

Mortgage lending remains flat - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9494394/Mortgage-lending-remains-flat.html

Factory activity improves modestly in August: Markit - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/23/us-usa-economy-pmi-markit-idUSBRE87M0GN20120823

London Olympics failed to spark high-street spending spree - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/23/london-olympics-failed-retail-boost

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9493671/Debt-crisis-live.html

Diageo profit boost as emerging markets get a taste for whisky - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/aug/23/diageo-profit-boost-emerging-markets-whisky?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Anglo American, Codelco End Rift Over Copper Complex - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577607080566625826.html

BoE finds QE hurt defined benefit pensions - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2262b926-ec8a-11e1-81f4-00144feab49a.html

Hewlett-Packard posts $8.9bn quarterly loss - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/23/hewlett-packard-posts-quarterly-loss?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Pension companies finally pledge to come clean on hidden fees - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9494609/Pension-companies-finally-pledge-to-come-clean-on-hidden-fees.html

Fed probes RBS over dealings with Iran - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e36f37ce-ebb4-11e1-985a-00144feab49a.html