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• 5 Reasons Why the Fed Is Smiling This Week

  11-03-2016 23:46
  
  Daily FX Market Roundup 3.11.16 By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management With the exception of euro, the improvement in risk appetite drove all of the major currencies higher today. European stocks rose strongly and the move was followed by similar gains in U.S. equities. March
  
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• North Ireland deputy leader calls for unity vote if Britain leaves EU

  11-03-2016 23:43
  
  BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain should commit to holding a vote to unite Ireland if its citizens choose to leave the European Union in a referendum in June, Northern Ireland's nationalist deputy first minister said on Friday. 
  
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• Banks 'must do more to serve customers'

  11-03-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A duty of care from banks to their customers should be enshrined in law to prevent further mis-selling scandals, a consumer watchdog says.
  
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• Savers get boost from April tax changes

  11-03-2016 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How your nest egg is about to benefit
  
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• Why can't you switch water supplier?

  11-03-2016 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why can't you switch your water supplier?
  
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• VIDEO: Doubts raised over apprenticeship target

  11-03-2016 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doubts have been raised over the British government's target to fund three million new apprenticeship places by 2020
  
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• Treasury names Cameron's Europe advisor as permanent secretary

  11-03-2016 19:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A top advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron was named as the most senior civil servant at the finance ministry on Friday, a few weeks after helping to secure Cameron's deal for changes to Britain's status in the European Union
  
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• London Mayor Johnson says sterling would flourish if Britain leaves EU

  11-03-2016 18:55
  
  DARTFORD, England (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson, who opposes British membership of the European Union, said on Friday that sterling would benefit if Britain voted to leave the bloc in a June 23 referendum.
  
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• White House says U.S. values deeply special relationship with UK

  11-03-2016 18:37
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama did not mean to be critical of Prime Minister David Cameron about Libya policy in an article published this week in The Atlantic magazine, a White House spokesman said on Friday.
  
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• Russia scolds Britain for saying the Kremlin dreams of Brexit

  11-03-2016 18:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Russia scolded Britain on Friday for saying that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin dreamed of weakening the West with a British exit from the European Union.
  
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• Jailed Libor trader to return to London court in battle over assets

  11-03-2016 18:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Hayes, a former trader serving an 11-year jail sentence for conspiracy to rig Libor interest rates, will next week return to a London court in a multi-million pound battle against prosecutors over assets that include a seven-bedroom country house.
  
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• VIDEO: An Italian delicacy in Southern Africa

  11-03-2016 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa's Western Cape is not usually associated with Italian delicacies, but a buffalo farm in Wellington is now producing mozzarella cheese.
  
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• Tesco vows to give any surplus food to charity

  11-03-2016 18:07
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, pledged on Friday to give any left-over food from its stores to charity so that by the end of 2017 nothing is thrown away.
  
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• All Eye Is On Apple & U.S. Department Of Justice

  11-03-2016 17:40
  
  What began with an investigation involving the iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, CA mass killing last year has now spun out into a vividly hostile public fight between Apple ( AAPL ) and
  
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• BP cancels near 30-year sponsorship of Tate Britain

  11-03-2016 14:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British oil major BP will not renew its near 30-year sponsorship of Tate Britain art gallery, it said on Friday, weeks after posting its worst-ever annual loss that has forced it to cut spending.
  
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• Parliament committee criticises BoE policymaker Furse

  11-03-2016 13:45
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliament committee made a rare criticism of one of the Bank of England's policymakers, Clara Furse, for what it viewed as a sloppy approach to written evidence she gave for her reappointment hearing on Wednesday.
  
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• Flying By The Seat Of Your Pants

  11-03-2016 13:19
  
  I can "prove", using sources on the internet, almost anything. Gold going up, gold declining. Market momentum increasing, market crashing. Even studies and research conflicts, and much of it out of date and based on flawed sampling.In fact, most of what I read is simply extrapolated opinion. People tend to believe
  
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• UK public inflation expectations drop to 16-year low - Bank of England

  11-03-2016 13:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectation for inflation over the next 12 months fell to its lowest in more than 16 years, a Bank of England survey showed on Friday, raising the risk that below-target price growth may become entrenched.
  
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• Dollar Recovers Against the Euro and Yen

  11-03-2016 12:44
  
  The euro is paring the recovery that began in the middle of the ECB's press conference yesterday. The markets had reacted as one intuitively would expected to broad easing of interest rates and credit conditions.   The market reversed, and violently so, only after Draghi seemed to rule out further interest
  
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• Financial stocks pull FTSE 100 higher

  11-03-2016 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The London market rebounds from Thursday's losses, with financial stocks leading the way
  
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• UK economic growth forecast cut by BCC

  11-03-2016 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) downgrades its growth forecast for the UK economy, blaming "global headwinds and uncertainty".
  
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• Vijay Mallya says 'not an absconder'

  11-03-2016 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavily indebted Indian drinks baron Vijay Mallya criticises what he calls 'a media witch hunt' against him and his business interests.
  
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• Sports Direct's Ashley rails against 'antagonistic' MP

  11-03-2016 10:50
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has accused a senior MP of being "deliberately antagonistic" in pursuing him to answer questions about the treatment of workers at his company, the country's biggest sportswear retailer.
  
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• Are UK's tabloids falling out of love with Prince William and Kate?

  11-03-2016 10:32
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - For the last six years, Prince William and his wife Kate have been the darlings of the world's media, gracing the front pages of newspapers and magazines across the globe with their good looks, easy charm and two photogenic children to boot.
  
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• Asian markets recover after early dip

  11-03-2016 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Markets in Asia largely recovered in late trade, with trading volatile in the wake of the European Central Bank's latest stimulus measures.
  
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• British fears over immigration should be addressed - Archbishop of Canterbury

  11-03-2016 10:05
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British fears about immigration should be addressed and those voters who are concerned should not be branded racist, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said in an interview published on Friday.
  
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• Blair says Britain will vote to stay in EU, tells pro-Europeans to show passion

  11-03-2016 10:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he felt voters would opt to stay in the European Union in a June 23 referendum but called on the "in" campaign to show more passion.
  
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• Old Mutual to split into four units

  11-03-2016 08:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Financial services group Old Mutual says it will split itself into four separate companies following the outcome of a strategic review.
  
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• VIDEO: BBC editors' Budget tips

  11-03-2016 06:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's political, business and economics editors give their tips on what to watch out for in the Chancellor's Budget.
  
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• Gloomy outlook casts cloud over shares

  11-03-2016 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Markets in Asia largely negative as investors digest news from the European Central Bank about its rates and economic stimulus program.
  
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• Apple accuses US regulators of 'smear'

  11-03-2016 02:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The war of words between Apple and the US Department of Justice intensifies with accusations of "smear" tactics over China claim.
  
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• Labour in 'fiscal credibility' promise

  11-03-2016 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After critics attacked the opposition over its spending plans, John McDonnell tells the BBC that any future Labour government will be “economically disciplined” and only borrow to invest.
  
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• Click: Making first fully 360 BBC show

  11-03-2016 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Click makes history with the BBC's first interactive fully 360-degree show, presenter Spencer Kelly explains how they did it.
  
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• Click: Making BBC's first 360 show

  11-03-2016 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Click makes history with the BBC's first interactive 360-degree show, its presenter and producer explain how they did it.
  
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• Washing powder for men: Do we need it?

  11-03-2016 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A step forward for women or unnecessary?
  
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• Show, don't tell: How video is swamping the internet

  11-03-2016 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the video generation is changing the internet
  
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• Rio 2016: Can Games outrun economic drag?

  11-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can Rio 2016 handle Brazil's economic woes?
  
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• Danger dryers in 11-month repair wait

  11-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners of tumble dryers requiring repairs in a fire safety campaign are being told they must wait 11 months for their appliance to be fixed.
  
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• Racquet firm defends Sharapova deal

  11-03-2016 00:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Racquet firm Head will give Maria Sharapova a new deal because she "made an honest mistake" in testing positive for a banned drug.
  
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