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| Markets mixed with focus on Fed |
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| Bourses struggle for momentum ahead of the decision on US monetary policy from Fed meeting this week |
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| Curse of euro lands ECB in tricky dilemma |
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| Since July last year when region's crisis was most intense, euro has risen 10% on a trade-weighted basis. Against the dollar it has hit two-year highs |
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| Europe's junk debt returns outpace US |
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| Global investors have been rewarded for backing European corporate issuers of junk bonds with returns which now surpass those of most other fixed-income asset classes |
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| China acts to ease cash crunch fears |
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| Move to add $2.1bn to economy seen as an indication that central bank wants to avoid replay of June's liquidity squeeze that rattled global markets |
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| New UK Bitcoin exchange to bar US clients |
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| Coinfloor, which is being pitched by its founders as a forum for high-frequency trading in Bitcoin, will open initially only to customers in the UK and the rest of Europe |
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| Gold jumps on hope of Fed taper delay |
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| Mixed US economic data, including last week's jobs figures, have weakened the dollar, while purchases amid lower volatility pushed gold prices higher |
