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The pound fell for a second week versus the dollar as speculation the Federal Reserve is moving closer to ending its program of asset purchases boosted the U.S. currency against its major peers.
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European stocks rose for a fourth week as earnings from Cie. Financiere Richemont SA to ICAP Plc beat analyst estimates and the Bank of England lifted its growth forecast for Europe’s third-biggest economy.
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The pound fell against the dollar, extending a second weekly decline, as speculation the Federal Reserve is moving closer to ending stimulus boosted demand for the U.S. currency.
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Bank of England policy maker Martin Weale said the risk that adding stimulus will fuel inflation expectations limits the bank’s room to aid growth.
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Central banks should be careful what they say about the future if they want flexibility to set monetary policy.
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Swiss stocks declined from their highest level since January 2008 as Zurich Insurance Group AG reported earnings that missed analysts’ estimates.
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Job vacancies at London’s financial- services companies fell 22 percent last month as a weak economy curbed hiring, according to a recruitment firm’s survey.
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U.S. stocks rose, pushing benchmark indexes to fresh records, as data showing weakness in manufacturing fueled bets the Federal Reserve will be in no hurry to scale back stimulus.
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Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said Europe’s planned financial transactions tax is regarded with “enormous” skepticism by central banks in the region.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne vowed to stick with his budget-consolidation plans amid signs of an improvement in the British economy.
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