ECONOMY

Sir Mervyn King tells MPs Goldman Sachs' delay of bonus payments until after tax drop "clumsy and lacking in care".

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JP Morgan's London-based CIO unit undergoes FSA investigation into Bruno Iksil's $6.2bn trading loss.

Move by RBS for Yes Bank takeover comes after earlier failed bid to sell to HSBC..

ONS reports third successive month of UK CPI inflation at 2.7 percent.

One of the world’s largest miners beats its own guidance while China demand drives a price recovery

Britain's iconic luxury retailer notches a 9 percent increase in quarterly sales and cautions investors on difficult market conditions.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors forecasts pick-up in prices.

Accountants Deloitte to run music and film retailer's 239 stores in UK and Irish Republic.

Almost 70m passengers passed through Heathrow Airport in a record-breaking 2012.

Yen continues to decline amid bets the BoJ will add deeper stimulus while euro gains on cautious economic optimism.

Draft policy for FPC outlines focus on capital requirement powers to stop credit bubble.

Britain can never - and will never - default on its sterling debt and therefore deserves to keep its AAA rating.

Goldman Sachs to preserve parts of scheme but Credit Suisse and JP Morgan look to reduce bonuses.

Japan's currency hit a two and a half year low against the US dollar as investors bet BoJ will bow to new government pressure and add trillions in new stimulus.

India's inflation rate declined primarily due to slowdown in the prices of manufacturing items.

Sackings and suspensions reach highest level in five years, according to Pinsent Mason data.

BDO LLP's indexes for business output, confidence and employment all fell in December.

China remains to be the biggest market for Jaguar Land Rover with 80 percent sales growth in 2012.

PWC says London's global status will help recover its hospitality sector though it is set for a decline in 2013.

Singapore increases stamp duty of residential purchases by foreigners to 15 percent from previous 10 percent.

It used to be a straightforward choice between tea or coffee, but now you can have both in the same mug.

Millions of motorists may be driving with out-of-date photos on licences.

Network Rail has entered into a 10-year deal with the French-owned EDF Energy to provide low-carbon electricity to the railways.

Asian markets outside Japan fell in the week as traders looked for profit-taking and China posted mixed economic indicators

Jessops has been hit by falling demand for digital cameras as high-street customers switch to mobile phones.

NIESR's monthly GDP estimate suggests worse-than-expected figure for final quarter and renews triple-dip recession fears.

Reuters reports JPMorgan faces government order to tighten money laundering policies as it names T. Timothy Ryan to lead global compliance unit.

Spain's GDP shrinks 0.3 percent in the third quarter followed by a 0.4 percent contraction in the second quarter.