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European Union (EU) flags fly outside the the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. European finance ministers will today seek to meet a self-imposed deadline for drawing additional aid to the debt crisis and to form new budget rules as investor confidence that a comprehensive solution is achievable wanes. ©Bloomberg 8:02pm

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Problems in Europe mean UK government bonds are still attractive

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China property shares plunge after curbs

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Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank and nominee for governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a confirmation hearing at the lower house of Parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, March 4 2013. Kuroda said that the Bank of Japan will do whatever is needed to end the 15 years of deflation that have stymied growth should he be confirmed as its next governor. ©Bloomberg From WORLD 5:06am

Kuroda vows to take swift action at BoJ

Abe’s choice as governor attacks central bank’s deflation record

From LEX Mar 3, 2013

MBIA: high legal stakes

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general view of London's financial district Canary Wharf ©EPA Mar 3, 2013

Lenders cut back on bond issues

Global bank issuance for start of 2013 is at lowest level since 2008

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Outlook: Fed target puts focus on payrolls

High street under scrutiny for signs of weakness

BBC ©Getty Mar 3, 2013

Savile case hurts BBC-related securities

Moody’s downgrades three CMBS amid ‘strategic uncertainty’

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Local currency funds come out of shadows

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Poor European data hit risk assets

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Equity managers’ optimism grows

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On Wall Street Mar 1, 2013

Free lunch will come to an untidy end

Investors fear asset bubbles created by Fed policies

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Stocks end month on firmer ground

Dow trades within sight of record highs

Feb 28, 2013

US money market funds warm to eurozone

European banks benefit from a thaw in sentiment

Feb 28, 2013

Italian poll disarms the ECB’s ‘bazooka’

Has the election taken the eurozone back to a state of peril?

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Taiwan’s hunger for renminbi grows

Strong uptake in retail savings accounts and offshore bonds

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Argentine bond litigation sparks default fears

US court hears creditors will not be paid even under order

Feb 28, 2013

Global capital flows plunge 60%

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