18-Jan-2013 16:46

Sterling falls to 8-week low versus dollar after weak UK data - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/18/uk-markets-forex-sterling-idUKBRE8BR0C820130118?type%3DGCA-ForeignExchange

HMV's flagship Oxford Street store has a future - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/hmvs-flagship-oxford-street-store-has-a-future-8457524.html

Aluminium was bad for Rio Tinto's health - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81dfcb92-615f-11e2-9545-00144feab49a.html

Rents fall in December in 'seasonal blip' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/9811007/Rents-fall-in-December-in-seasonal-blip.html

Dreamliner Battery Maker Also Holds NASA Space Station Contract - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-18/dreamliner-battery-maker-also-holds-nasa-space-station-contract.html

BOE's McCafferty Questions Merits of Bond Buying - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323468604578249382274521360.html

Charting China's Economy: The Fourth Quarter - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/01/18/charting-chinas-economy-the-fourth-quarter/

Banks seek support for PPI deadline - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6718e8aa-60d5-11e2-a31a-00144feab49a.html

Shock retail sales fall casts pall over 2013 outlook - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/18/uk-retail-sales-idUKBRE90H0CG20130118

EUROPE MARKETS: Europe Stocks Strain For Gains; Rio Tinto Leads - Lloyd's List :: http://www.lloyds.com/news-and-insight/news-and-features/dow-jones/article/13386/europe-markets-europe-stocks-strain-for-gains-rio-tinto-leads