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Evidence is mounting that Chinese sales of US Treasury bonds over recent months are intended as a warning shot to Washington over escalating political disputes rather than being part of a routine portfolio shift as thought at first.
Concerns grow over China's sale of US bonds

The pound lost more than a cent against the dollar in ten minutes after The Governor said the Bank was ready to do whatever seems appropriate.
Sterling sinks as King talks of releasing more money

The rich world should hold off from slashing budget deficits and exiting radical monetary policy for another year, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
Cutting deficit before 2011 may lead to double-dip recession, IMF warns

Belt-tightening in Europe will be extremely painful and take up to 20 years, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in today, as international troubleshooters arrived in Greece to check the country was sticking to its austerity measures.
IMF: Europe faces 20 years of paying deficit

The first comprehensive survey of London's hedge fund industry has found no evidence that the high-rolling sector poses a systemic risk to the financial system.
Hedge funds do not pose systemic risk, concludes FSA

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Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow plunged 101 points to 10,282, the Nasdaq fell 29
points at 2,213 and the S&P500 lost 13 points at 1,095.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was last down 169.74 points at 10,182.36, while the
Hang Seng ended the morning off 182.02 points at 20,440.98.

Crude oil traded at $79.27 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,106 an ounce.

Happy trading!

G.

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