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December gains fail to make up for bad year
Eurozone bond repayments due in first quarter of 2012
$6.3tn wiped off markets in 2011
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Markets 2012 - few happy returns
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Dec 29, 2011
Investors race to safety of US money market funds
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Dec 29, 2011
High-yield bonds end with a whimper
Eurozone debt crisis leaves investors rattled
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Dec 29, 2011
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Osborne grants big banks a concession
Dec 29, 2011
Asian corporate bond market matures
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Dec 29, 2011
Italian bond sale fails to spark markets
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Dec 28, 2011
Successful Italy bond auction lifts mood
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Dec 28, 2011
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Dec 28, 2011
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Dec 28, 2011
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Dec 27, 2011
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Dec 27, 2011
Markets braced for Italy debt auction
Yield on 10-year bonds touches 7 per cent
Dec 23, 2011
Gilt yields fall on double-dip fears
Government’s long-term borrowing costs hit lowest level since 1890s
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Dec 23, 2011
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Yields on 30-year Treasuries could head towards 4% in 2012
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Dec 23, 2011
No early Christmas for the contrarian speculator
History suggests backing the year’s worst performers rarely pays
Dec 23, 2011
Investors remain wary of equities
Government bonds have been the winners in this year’s crisis
Dec 23, 2011
Interbank rates pressure Beijing to act
Tight liquidity may spur China to more monetary easing
Gillian Tett
Dec 22, 2011
Ties between sovereigns and banks set to deepen
The state and private finance are becoming more entwined by the day
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Traditional lenders shiver as shadow banking grows
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