04-Mar-2013 18:30

HSBC puts HQ decision on hold pending clarity on global regulation - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/mar/04/hsbc-uk-loss-london-regulation

Banks withdraw £1.88bn from economy, offsets rise in lending - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9906970/Banks-withdraw-1.88bn-from-economy-offsets-rise-in-lending.html

Austerity? World Now Has 1426 Billionaires - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1059947/austerity-world-now-has-1426-billionaires

2 Sisters beefs up local food sourcing - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3cdacfa-84d8-11e2-aaf1-00144feabdc0.html

Markit/CIPS: More gloom for the economy as construction figures add to fears of ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2287917/Markit-CIPS-More-gloom-economy-construction-figures-add-fears-triple-dip-recession.html?ito�eds-newsxml

Exposure to China boosts Intertek profits - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea01893a-84ba-11e2-891d-00144feabdc0.html

Monetary policy is nowhere near its limits - The Economic Voice :: http://www.economicvoice.com/monetary-policy-is-nowhere-near-its-limits/50035443

Swiss vote to curb bosses' pay - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014yxvg

Weak miners knock FTSE on China concerns - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/04/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20130304

Irish Feb deficit falls on sale of Bank of Ireland notes - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/04/uk-ireland-economy-budget-idUKBRE9230TP20130304