30-Dec-2013 09:15

Euro pares gains vs. US dollar - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dollar-stumbles-after-brief-jump-versus-yen-2013-12-27

Looming jobs boost could put a million in mortgage trouble - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/looming-jobs-boost-could-put-a-million-in-mortgage-trouble.23035904

Real value of earnings 'down 14%' - Wirral News :: http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2013/12/30/real-value-of-earnings-down-14-80491-34184872/

UK must be less reliant on debt, CBI boss insists - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businesslatestnews/10541816/UK-must-be-less-reliant-on-debt-CBI-boss-insists.html

Government could sell off remaining Lloyds stake in 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10541746/Government-could-sell-off-remaining-Lloyds-stake-in-2014.html

Japan shares end bumper year on high note - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE9920LO20131230

UPDATE 1-European Factors to Watch-Shares set to pause at 5 year highs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/markets-europe-factors-idUSL6N0K90WC20131230

House prices set to rise further after jumping 4.4% in 2013 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/house-prices-set-to-rise-further-after-jumping-44-in-2013-9029656.html

Interest rate rise could push two million households into 'debt peril' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3960221.ece

Can Britain really overhaul the Germans? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10538710/Can-Britain-really-overhaul-the-Germans.html