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Financial services
France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have temporarily banned short-selling of financial stocks in response to sharp share price falls across Europe.
12 August 2011
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Commodities
Gold has hit fresh high upon fresh high in recent weeks as investors flee rollercoaster markets in search of a ‘safe haven.'
11 August 2011
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UK
Castlestone is to wind up its listed funds business, consisting of four portfolios, three of which were suspended earlier this year.
10 August 2011
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Economics
The FTSE 100 climbed this morning and Asian and US markets rallied strongly overnight as the Federal Reserve announced it would hold interest rates at close to zero until 2013.
10 August 2011
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US
Bill Gross, Bill Miller and Warren Buffett have clashed over Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US' credit rating.
08 August 2011
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US
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded the US' prized AAA-rating for the first time ever.
06 August 2011
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