19-Aug-2014 14:03

UK inflation drops sharply to 1.6pc in July, pound falls - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11042766/UK-inflation-drops-sharply-to-1.6pc-in-July-pound-falls.html

Wood Group shares jump 5% on US shale hopes - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/aug/19/wood-lifted-by-shale-project-hopes

UK inflation falls more than expected, reduces chance of 2014 rate rise - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/uk-britain-inflation-idUKKBN0GJ0LO20140819

Ministers Face New Royal Mail Sell-Off Row - Key 103 Manchester :: http://www.key103.co.uk/news/business/20140819-ministers-face-new-royal-mail-sell-off-row/

Analysis - ECB in policy limbo, boxed in by its own plans - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/uk-ecb-policy-analysis-idUKKBN0GJ0VS20140819

UPDATE 1-Builder Persimmon says sales stay strong after 57 pct profit rise - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/persimmon-results-idINL5N0QP14G20140819

House prices rocket 10% over last year, with average house costing £265000 - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728753/House-prices-rocket-10-year-average-house-costing-time-high-265-000.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Management gender pay gap widens - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2728593/Management-gender-pay-gap-widens.html

Putin and Islamic State Blamed for Sluggish Tobacco Sales - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/imperial-tobacco-blames-islamic-militants-sales-slowdown-1461724