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<title><![CDATA[UK rate futures slip but long-dated gilts rally]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British interest rate futures slipped on Thursday as the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates on hold disappointed a minority who had been]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic gloom lifts bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Bonds were higher across the markets as gloomy economic data weighed on sentiment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK money market rates]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - INTERBANK OFFERED RATES]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US figures point to jobless rise]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Investors in the US are bracing themselves for a poor non-farm payrolls figure tomorrow after the number of dole claimants rose, while ADP's monthly job survey fell sharply.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECB holds rates at 4.25%]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The European Central Bank (ECB) has maintained interest rates at the same level as worries about inflation offset concerns over slowing growth.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cheap oil lifts bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - US bonds edged higher as weaker oil prices tempered inflation expectations, making rate cuts more likely.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BRIEF-HSBC says plans 20-year sterling lower tier 2 bond]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC :]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Signs of life in European junk bonds [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Signs of life in the European junk bond market have emerged for the first time in more than a year, following a move by US banks to sell bonds issued by a Dutch technology company.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:50:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Riverton problems come home to roost [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - The US commercial mortgage bond market this month faces one of its largest defaults ever, shining a light on problems that have been building for months in the shadow of the residential real estate crisis.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Housing moves hit bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - UK bonds fell as the government announced measures to help the house building sector, including raising the threshold at which home buyers have to pay stamp duty by £50,000 to £175,000.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insight: US covered bonds market [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Hank Paulson, US Treasury Secretary, has started promoting covered bonds as an alternate source of financing for US banks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British gilt auction -- results]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 Sept 2 (Reuters) - Sept 2 (Reuters) - The following British government bond (gilt) issue was announced by the Debt Management Office on xxx (all amounts in sterling).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK gilts fall before auction, rate cut bets ease]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - British gilts fell on Tuesday ahead of new supply of government bonds and after the government announced a package of measures to bolster the flagging housing market and revive the economy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Darling gloom hits bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - UK bonds rose after chancellor Alistair Darling's grim analysis of the economy over the weekend.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bonds round-up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Bonds were lower in the US as business activity expanded but were flat on this side of the Atlantic in line with more sombre economic data.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US consumer spending falls in real terms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The effects of the government&#8217;s tax rebate are dwindling, judging by the latest US consumer spending data.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Third-party intermediaries part of repo solution [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - When Bear Stearns collapsed in March, a little-known and crucial source of financing for banks, the tri-party repurchase market, was thrust into the spotlight.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gilts outperform Bunds after weak UK data]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - 
 LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Gilt futures outperformed Bunds]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House price slump boosts gilts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - UK bonds posted strong gains after house prices fell by the most since 1990.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US GDP surprises on the positive side]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - US Gross Domestic Product grew faster than expected in the second quarter, driven by buoyant exports and the benefits of the government's tax stimulus package.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fed closes window on preferred ARS [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - The Federal Reserve will not accept auction-rate securities issued by closed-end funds as collateral against loans from its discount window, eliminating a potential source of cash for banks preparing to buy back billions of dollars of these securities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No short-term relief in corporate securitisation [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - The outlook for the European corporate securitisation market is unlikely to improve this year as higher pricing, illiquidity and a damping of investor demand triggered by the credit crunch has reduced its appeal as a funding pool for companies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:20:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fannie-Freddie short-term debt sale bodes well [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday sold a combined $3bn of short-term debt, helping to reassure stock markets that the two beleaguered US mortgage financiers could still fund their operations without a government rescue.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECB caution pressures bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - European bonds are on the back foot after comments from European Central Bank's Axel Weber doused expectations of interest rate cuts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Durable Goods orders unexpectedly strong]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The US economy got an unexpected but welcome lift as US durable goods orders rose faster than expected in July, thanks to strong demand for transport equipment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADCB files suit over losses of UK-based SIV [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has filed a lawsuit against two US banks and two rating agencies over losses from a collapsed $6bn structured investment vehicle, formerly managed by London-based hedge fund Cheyne Capital.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pension funds seek leveraged loan deals [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Pension funds are starting to move into the market for loans that fund indebted companies and buy-outs as they see opportunities for investment bargains.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:35:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asset-backed securities markets suffer [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Even as another embattled British builder, Bovis, pleads for greater intervention to support the UK mortgage market, where new loan approvals are down 65 per cent versus a year ago, the European Central Bank is looking nervously at the support it has provided the sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks' dollar demands still high in Europe [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - Demand for dollar funding remained high among banks in Europe and eased slightly in the US, according to auction results released on Tuesday by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Premiums on corporate bond issuers at new peaks [at Financial Times]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial Times - The US corporate bond market has hit a new milestone as the credit crunch spreads the pain across the economy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:20:20 GMT</pubDate>
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