ECONOMY

December contract rates fall on increased supplies and stronger dollar.

Dismal Eurozone data expected to weigh down sentiment.

As London positions itself as the western hub for Islamic finance, Shane Croucher argues for looking outside the English capital.

FT reports say six Barclays traders and two RBS traders suspended, but banks decline to comment.

TUC and the Work Foundation say just one in a hundred young women worked in skilled trades in 2011.

Jobandtalent's co-founder Juan Urdiales tells IBTimes UK why his recruitment platform is better than the traditional route.

Health and Safety Executive says there has been an 11% decrease.

Osborne refuses to confirm or deny the new capital gains tax on foreign property investors.

HSBC manufacturing index rose to 50.9 in October from 50.2 in September.

A German court will consider starting insolvency proceedings for the co-owners of the Gherkin tower.

Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says party will scrutinise George Osborne's plans for the future of RBS

Money Advice Service says this year seasonal spending is expected to reach £24bn.

October's Markit/CIPS PMI survey for UK manufacturing shows sector continuing strong growth at start of Q4.

New study by academics reveals connection between property ownership and unemployment in the United States and elsewhere.

IBTimes UK takes a look at what the analysts say about the hiving off of toxic assets within RBS

Partner at private wealth group Saffery Champness says it could have a harmful effect on the UK economy

UK Chancellor Osborne insists that 'eventually, we will get our money back' on RBS.

Beijing asserts right to curb export of essential minerals indispensable for hi-tech industries.

The Royal Bank of Scotland says it is not able to reliably measure swaps liabilities.

Barack Obama had ordered NSA to halt eavesdropping on IMF and World Bank within last few weeks.

The Royal Bank of Scotland adds £250m to mis-selling payment protection insurance redress pot.

The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to remove 55-70% of toxic assets over the next two years.

Embattled US lender sues nine banks in total, including Rabobank and UBS, for false representation.

Banks in Italy are cutting jobs and have provoked the trade unions into action

Bloomberg reports Citigroup's Rohan Ramchandani, JPMorgan's Richard Usher and Standard Chartered's Matt Gardiner on leave but not suspended.

UCU general secretary Sally Hunt says her members' pay conditions are not fair.

Bordeaux Index, chaired by Icap's CEO Michael Spencer, says there is an element of scaremongering over news of a global supply shortage

Public Health England says risks to public health from exposure to emissions from shale gas extraction are low

Egyptian government and IMF to discuss state's troubled post-revolution economy.