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Asian markets outside Japan trade higher on 18 October

Asian Markets Outside Japan Rise on Upbeat China Growth Data

Australia's ASX strikes a five year high, while India's Sensex hits a three-year high.

UK Government Axes 5p Off Fuel Duty in 10 Remote Areas

Many Scottish areas have been granted a 5p fuel duty rebate (Photo: Reuters)

Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander says "driving is not a choice but a necessity" in these areas

Libor Fixing Scandal: SFO Silences WSJ Journalist David Enrich With Imprisonment and Fine Threats

WSJ, David Enrich and third parties are threatened with imprisonment, asset seizure, fines if names of people SFO plan to implicate in Libor fixing criminal case are divuled in England and Wales (Photo: Reuters)

Third parties also threatened with fines, imprisonment, asset seizure if individuals the government plans to implicate are divulged

HMRC data shows the Treasury raked in £1.7bn in 2012 from energy bill tax (Photo: Reuters)

UK Treasury Pockets £1bn from Energy Price Hikes

HMRC data shows that the government made nearly this amount in price rises alone over past seven years

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (rear, L) stands next to Chinese Vice premier Ma Kai (rear, R), as Paul Deighton, commercial secretary to the Treasury, participates in a signing ceremony with Xu Yongsheng, deputy director of China's N

Selling Britain's Soul to China Comes at a Price: Beware of Banking but Welcome FDI

Chinese investment will be a saving grace but relaxing banking rules could damn the financial system's safety

UK Wages to Rise in 2014 as Living Costs Jump

Towers Watson says the increases are broadly in line with other Western European countries.

Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey (L) and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at 10 Downing Street in London . Britain's government is under pressure to battle with Labour over energy price hikes (Photo: Reuters)

Energy Price Rises: Government Braces for Wave of Public Anger

Energy secretary Edward Davey's statement marks the second in under a week over gas and electricity price rises

Centrica, British Gas, SSE have all hiked energy prices (Photo: Reuters)

British Gas and Centrica Energy Price Hikes Inflict more Pain on Households

Energy giants defy public and political anger and raise gas and electricity prices.

Man Group marks the end of a five year run of clients withdrawing cash (Photo: Reuters)

Hedge Fund Man Group Rakes in $700m in Investor Cash

Hedge fund firm ends two years of client withdrawals with inflow of new money in the third quarter

Asian markets log modest gains on 17 October

Asian Markets Outside China Log Modest Gains on US Debt Ceiling Deal

China to release a raft of economic data on 18 October.

SEC fined Knight Capital for $12m over 1 August 2012 trading glitch (Photo: Reuters)

Knight Capital Fined for $460m NYSE Trading Glitch

A technical system malfunction in August 2012, caused the prices of 140 NYSE-listed stocks listed to fluctuate wildly

Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar Pumps $250m in Media Venture with Edward Snowden NSA Scandal Journalist Glenn Greenwald (Photo: Reuters)

Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar Pumps $250m into Media Venture with Edward Snowden NSA Scandal Journalist Glenn Greenwald

Founder of auction site giant pledges quarter of a billion dollars for fund he as-yet-unnamed venture

Labour jumps on the bandwagon by pledging to impose a levy on payday loan companies (Photo: Reuters)

Labour Pledges to Hit Payday Lenders With Extra Taxes or Fees

Ed Miliband plans to impose a levy on payday loan companies if Labour wins general election in 2015

Ad and marketing spending: According to the IPA Bellwether report, 12.3% of companies registered an increase in budgets for the third quarter (Photo: Reuters)

UK Company Ad Spending Rate Grows at Fastest Pace in 13 Years

Growing optimism for Britain's economy boosts marketing budgets in third quarter

China Social Gaming Firm Rekoo Plans European Expansion with London Tech City Shop

Rekoo is opening unit in London's Tech City with 10 staff.

Danone to Buy 25% of Chinese Dairy Yashili International for $550m

Danone Shares Fall As China Woes Force Firm to Cut 2013 Targets

Fonterra false alarm to cost Danone €350m in lost 2013 sales.

Yahoo to Sell Fewer Alibaba Shares in IPO as Stiff Competition Dents Growth Prospects

Yahoo plans to sell up to 208 million Alibaba shares in IPO, lower than previously agreed 261.5 million.

Japan Cracks Down on Yakuza Mobsters in Banking Industry With Police Database Aid

Move from Japanese Bankers Association comes as Mizuho bank was criticised for lending to organised crime members

FCA DATA: Barclays most complained about bank in Britain, followed by Lloyds TSB Bank, MBNA Limited, Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling PPI Makes Barclays the Most Complained About British Bank

UK's Financial Conduct Authority publishes data on complaints and redress for the first half of 2013

Ireland to Enter Seventh Year of Painful Austerity but Bailout Exit on Horizon

Finance Minister Michael Noonan hails no international aid backstop in the 2014 Irish Budget

HKMA says it is speaking to banks over potential currency rigging after speaking to foreign regulators (Photo: Reuters)

FX Fixing Scandal: Hong Kong Becomes First Asian Authority to Review Potential Currency Rigging

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it is speaking to banks over foreign exchange market manipulation allegations

UK's Vince Cable and bankers from Lazard will defend the 330p Royal Mail IPO price next month (Photo: Reuters)

Royal Mail Shares: Vince Cable and Lazard Bankers to Face Parliamentary Inquiry Over IPO Price

A MP committee has summoned the UK business secretary and bankers to discuss shares after price soars 48%

In the Thames Water Fleet sewer, a Victorian sewer system designed by Joseph Bazalgette, beneath the streets of London. Thames Water blames the 'super sewer' costs for rise in bills (Photo: Reuters)

Ofwat Aims to Veto Thames Water's 'Unjustified' 8% Price Hike

Water regulator plans to veto price rise as the reasons Thames Water gave "were not justified"

JPM has already paid around $1bn in fines related to the London Whale scandal (Photo: Reuters)

London Whale Scandal: JPMorgan on Cusp of $100m CFTC Settlement

Media reports say JPM is on the cusp of settling with the CFTC over Bruno Iksil's $6.2bn legal derivative losses

Deutsche Bank and Barclays are being sued in the Court of Appeal over how Libor fixing could invalidate IRSAs because many are attached to the benchmark lending rate (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-selling Derivatives and Libor Fixing: Lawyers Unveil Deutsche Bank Emails On Customer Being 'Screwed'

Unitech is appealing against earlier ruling saying banks' attempts to manipulate Libor invalidate IRSA.

Danone to rejig China management on bribery allegations

Danone to Rejig Dumex Management in China Amid Bribery Charges

Chinese unit Dumex accused of bribing doctors to boost infant-formula sales.

Apple's Tax Loophole Closed by Irish Government

A tax loophole which allowed Apple to pay zero tax on billions of dollars of revenue has been closed by the Irish government.

British Airways' Parent IAG Wants EU to Examine 'Illegal' Alitalia Bailout

British Airways' Parent IAG Wants EC to Examine 'Illegal' Alitalia Bailout

Alitalia meets shareholders to seek approval for equity issue.

Boeing Denies $16.6m Overcharging in US Army Helicopter Contract

Pentagon accuses Boeing of overcharging army between $7.4m and $16.6m on Chinook contract.

Supermodel friend of Benedict Cumberbatch, Katia Elizarova, asks parliament to create kitemark for ad industry to protect models from abuse (Photo: Reuters)

Supermodel Katia Elizarova Urges Parliament to Create Ad Industry Kitemark to End Abuse of Models

Benedict Cumberbatch's supermodel friend asks for a new UK code-of-conduct in the advertising and modelling world.

David Cameron (L) and George Osborne (R) established the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) to reform the banking sector (Photo: Reuters)

PCBS Andrew Tyrie: UK Government Ignores Key Banking Reform Blueprint Elements

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards chairman says government is failing implement key reforms

UK Chancellor George Osborne Pledges to Open Doors to Chinese Banks

The Chancellor is to announce new measures to help Chinese banks set-up in the UK.

FX Fixing Scandal: Ex-RBS and JPMorgan Trader Richard Usher Tipped to Be at Centre of Probe

The spot currency trader left Edinburgh-based RBS in 2010 and is JPM's chief dealer in London

Edward Snowden NSA Scandal: Agency Tapped Into Email and 'Buddy Groups' with Foreign Telecom Firms' Help

NSA collected hundreds of millions of contact lists via email and instant messaging accounts, according to new allegations

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