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U.K. government bonds rose, with 10- year yields falling to the lowest since September, as a U.S. report showing employers added fewer jobs than economists forecast boosted demand for Britain’s fixed-income assets.
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The 2.5 million rupees ($45,984) Nirav Vora had in the Indian stock market six years ago have plunged by 72 percent. Now the 39-year-old father of two in Mumbai, who depends on investment income for his livelihood, is plowing money into government bonds.
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As Mark Carney prepares to take charge of the Bank of England, U.K. inflation expectations are close to a two-year high with policy makers focusing on growth even if it means letting consumer-price gains accelerate.
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Bank of England officials will likely refrain from adding stimulus to aid the economy today in a decision that will be overshadowed by the bank’s next governor.
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Britain saw its budget surplus widen in January as the Treasury received the first payment of gilt- coupon income from the Bank of England’s quantitative easing program.
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Britain’s economic growth probably slowed in the fourth quarter as the recovery’s momentum ebbed before Prime Minister David Cameron ’s government steps up its budget squeeze.
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Central bankers are finding it easier to support their economies than to spur expansion as the prospect of Japanese-like lost decades looms across the developed world.
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European stocks fell to a three- week low, trimming a quarterly gain for the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, as investors awaited the results of stress tests on the Spanish banking system.
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As Prime Minister David Cameron sealed his U.K. coalition deal with Nick Clegg ’s Liberal Democrats he signed up one more ally: Mervyn King .
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Britain’s economy expanded less than previously estimated in the third quarter and the budget deficit unexpectedly widened in November, complicating Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to bolster the recovery.
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