The FTSE continued to make huge gains in afternoon trading, reaching its highest level since late March after the Federal Reserve unveiled its third round of quantitative easing.
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's latest round of stimulus comes in the form of an open-ended package to stimulate the housing market with the purchase of $40bn of mortgage-backed securities per month. The...
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