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A member of the Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting committee broke ranks for the first time and argued that the US central bank should end its commitment to keeping rates at rock-bottom levels for an extended period of time.
First sign of dissent as US rates are held

China's deputy central bank chief Zhu Min warned that tighter US monetary policy could spark a sudden outflow of capital from emerging markets, evoking the 1990s Asian financial crisis.
Chinese central banker Zhu Min warns of new Asian crisis

The Bank of England may not be able to contain inflation at its 2pc target if current pressures persist, one of its policy-makers has warned.
MPC member warns on inflationary threat

Professor Kotlikoffs latest proposals - to be published this month in a new book entitled "Jimmy Stewart is Dead: Ending the World's Ongoing Financial Plague with Limited Purpose Banking" - make the Tories' sweeping plans to carve up Britain's lenders look positively unadventurous.
Mervyn King reveals his guru: an obscure US economist with big ideas

Is Man Group's black box on the blink? The last time the "on the blink?" question was asked seriously - in 2004 - AHL bounced back strongly. Yet the suspicion lingers that trading by algorithms is now so common that the game is harder. AHL alone runs a colossal $21.7bn. It's tricky, even for a computer, to be nimble at that size.
Is Man Group algorithm out of step?

TD Waterhouse is buying 24,000 customer accounts in the U.K., which hold 467-million ($655-million U.S.) in assets. The price wasn't disclosed, meaning it's likely only a few million dollars. 'No one knows what E*Trade is worth right now, and that will depend on what happens to the U.S. housing market'.
TD Waterhouse picks up E*Trade accounts

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Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow added 42 points at 10,236, the Nasdaq gained 18
points at 2,221 and the S&P500 was up 5 points at 1,098.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 191.91 points at 10,443.99, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning ahead 363.33 points at 20,396.4.

Crude oil traded at $74 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy trading!

G.

AGA Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 150 from 140
BOY Citigroup: reiterated sell, tp raised to 150 from 140
CKSN Citigroup: reiterated buy, tp raised to 600 from 500
IMI Citigroup: reiterated buy, tp raised to 650 from 550
JMAT Morgan Stanley: reiterated equalweight, tp raised to 1575 from 1450
TLW Morgan Stanley: reiterated overweight, tp cut to 1500 from 1550
TOMK Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 200 from 190
VOD Deutsche: reiterated buy, tp reiterated 185
WEIR Citigroup: upgraded to hold from sell

Now will today be a positive day for a change?
Reading the posts about the miners and they all look very oversold but does that mean they will bounce back? HOC isn't doing much right now and so the jury is still out. However, RIO has moved ahead this morning. Watching and waiting is the name of the game.

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