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Morgan Stanley has warned clients that central banks in highdebt countries may try to stoke inflation as a deliberate policy to rescue governments and tackle the legacy of the crisis.
Morgan Stanley fears global central banks will 'monetise' public debts

The pound strengthened yesterday after the Chancellor said the Government would prop up the economy until recovery was established, and act to bring down soaring borrowing levels once the recession was over.
Pound rises after Chancellor Alistair Darling says Government will support the economy until recovery is established

The Prime Minister and the Chancellor attacked Mervyn King over banking reform plans, marking the most public row between Whitehall and the Bank of England for decades.
Clash between Downing Street and King continues

Much of Schapiros address was actually about dark pools, those private stock markets that have put the likes of the LSE under so much competitive pressure. Predictably enough, the SEC wants the lights switching on. In particular, the regulator is interested in so-called actionable indications of interest - the messages sent out to limited groups of market participants alerting them to buying or selling interest.
Dark pools and HFT finally catch Schapiros eye

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Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow slumped 92 points at 9,949, the Nasdaq Composite
fell 13 points at 2,151 and the S&P500 dropped 10 points at 1,081.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was down 161.82 points at 10,171.57, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning session off 235.82 points at 22,082.29.

Crude oil traded at $81.33 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy trading!

G.

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