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The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent and keep a lid on its quantitative easing plan, minutes from the January meeting showed today.
Bank votes 9-0 to hold rates and stimulus plan

PM seizes on first joblessness fall since recession to boost recovery talk and raise prospect of billions in savings.
Surprise drop in unemployment presents Brown with pre-election gift

Developers have repeatedly warned of a real estate bubble, while analysts and officials are now talking about the serious impact on the financial system when prices begin to fall.
China property bubble: Real or imaginary?

If - as seems increasingly likely - a genuine crackdown on lending is indeed in train (and given current USD strength to boot), a good part of the rationale for such speculative holdings would be removed, with potentially significant consequences for prices of base metals (and possibly other commodities), even absent a wider effect on stimulus-related end-demand in China.
What really drove Chinese commodity imports?

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Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow lost 122 points at 10,603, the Nasdaq Composite
fell 29 points at 2,291 and the S&P500 dropped 12 points at 1,138.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 138.38 points at 10,875.9, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning off 122.91 points at 21,163.26.

Crude oil traded at $77.79 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy trading!

G.

ANTO Raymond: reiterated outperform, tp raised to 1300 from 1250
CCL Nomura: buy, tp raised to 3250 from 2700
CPG Nomura: reiterated buy, tp reiterated 585
DRX Citigroup: downgraded to sell from hold, tp cut to 395 from 465
IHG Nomura: buy
MAB Nomura: buy
MARS Nomura: upgraded to neutral from reduce, tp 95
NWG HSBC: upgraded to overweight from neutral
PNN HSBC: downgraded to neutral from overweight
TCG Nomura: upgraded to neutral from reduce, tp 255
WTB Nomura: reiterated buy

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Morning.
FTSE was looking better first thing but the nerves have got the better of it.
Banks are also looking weak after initial bounces this morning.
Maybe I should get on with some work instead of watching this market?!

Morning All,

IMT a no brainer TT, especially in the current climate IMHO.

Two Way are still providing positive guidance on the FTSE.
"FTSE Buy on dips towards 5439 targeting 5470. S/L below 5420."

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