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		<title>Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q4</title>
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<p>To ensure that the Asset Purchase Facility is operated in an open and transparent manner, the Bank will publish a quarterly report on the transactions as part of the facility, shortly after the end of each quarter.</p>
<p>More information on the <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/apf/index.htm">Asset Purchase Facility</a> can be found on the markets pages of the website.</p>
<p><strong>Latest Report</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1201.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q4 published 30 January 2012">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q4</a> (140k)<br />Published 30 January 2012</p>
<p><strong>Previous Reports</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1110.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q3 published 24 October 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q3</a> (130k)<br />Published 24 October 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1107.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q2 published 25 July 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q2</a> (124k)<br />Published 25 July 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1104.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q1 published 26 April 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q1</a> (115k)<br />Published 26 April 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1101.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q4 published 31 January 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q4</a> (757k)<br />Published 31 January 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1010.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q3 published 25 October 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q3</a> (122k)<br />Published 25 October 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1007.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q2 published 26 July 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q2</a> (802k)<br />Published 26 July 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1004.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q1 published 26 April 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q1</a> (833k)<br />Published 26 April 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1001.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q4 published 25 January 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q4</a> (620k)<br />Published 25 January 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0910.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q3 published 26 October 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q3</a> (620k)<br />Published 26 October 2009</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0907.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q2 published 27 July 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q2</a> (615k)<br />Published 27 July 2009</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0904.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q1 published 27 April 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q1</a> (542k)<br />Published 27 April 2009</p>
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<p>To ensure that the Asset Purchase Facility is operated in an open and transparent manner, the Bank will publish a quarterly report on the transactions as part of the facility, shortly after the end of each quarter.</p>
<p>More information on the <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/apf/index.htm">Asset Purchase Facility</a> can be found on the markets pages of the website.</p>
<p><strong>Latest Report</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1201.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q4 published 30 January 2012">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q4</a> (140k)<br />Published 30 January 2012</p>
<p><strong>Previous Reports</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1110.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q3 published 24 October 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q3</a> (130k)<br />Published 24 October 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1107.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q2 published 25 July 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q2</a> (124k)<br />Published 25 July 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1104.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q1 published 26 April 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2011 Q1</a> (115k)<br />Published 26 April 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1101.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q4 published 31 January 2011">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q4</a> (757k)<br />Published 31 January 2011</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1010.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q3 published 25 October 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q3</a> (122k)<br />Published 25 October 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1007.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q2 published 26 July 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q2</a> (802k)<br />Published 26 July 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1004.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q1 published 26 April 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2010 Q1</a> (833k)<br />Published 26 April 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport1001.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q4 published 25 January 2010">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q4</a> (620k)<br />Published 25 January 2010</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0910.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q3 published 26 October 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q3</a> (620k)<br />Published 26 October 2009</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0907.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q2 published 27 July 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q2</a> (615k)<br />Published 27 July 2009</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/markets/apf/apfquarterlyreport0904.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q1 published 27 April 2009">Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2009 Q1</a> (542k)<br />Published 27 April 2009</p>
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		<title>Trends in Lending - January 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Bank of England quarterly publication presents the Bank's assessment of the latest trends in lending to the UK economy. The publication moved from a monthly to a quarterly schedule in October 2010 though key data series will continue to be updated on this website on a monthly basis. These are available in the 'Selected data sets' section below.<p>This report draws mainly on long-established official data sources, such as the existing monetary and financial statistics collected by the Bank that cover all monetary financial institutions, and on newer data collections, established since the start of the financial crisis to cover the major lenders, some of which are being extended across a wider range of reporters. (For more details see <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms/articles/art2oct10.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms/articles/art2oct10.pdf</a>.)</p><p>These data are supplemented by discussions between the major UK lenders and Bank staff, giving staff a better understanding of the business developments driving the figures and this intelligence is reflected in the report. The major UK lenders are Banco Santander, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide and Royal Bank of Scotland. The report also draws on intelligence gathered by the Bank's network of Agents and from market contacts, as well as the results of other surveys.</p><p>Separately, the Bank of England has agreed to publish the data collected from five banks under 'Project Merlin' on a quarterly basis. The <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/additionaldata.htm">'Project Merlin'</a> data are published alongside other existing measures of lending.</p>
<p><strong>Latest quarterly publication</strong><br />Published: 20 January 2012<br />Next publication: 23 April 2012</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/TrendsJanuary12.pdf" target="_blank" title="Download PDF of Latest Trends in Lending">Trends in Lending - January 2012</a> (368k)</p>
<p>Data for charts in Trends in Lending are available in Excel. Please note worksheets only include those series for which we have permission to publish from the data supplier (which could be a third party data supplier).</p><p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />1. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LendingToUKBusinessesAndIndividualsJanuary2012.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of lending to UK businesses and individuals data">Lending to UK businesses and individuals</a> (111k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />2. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LoanPricingJanuary2012.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of loan pricing data">Loan pricing</a> (111k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />3. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/CreditSupplyAndDemandJanuary2012.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of credit supply and demand data">Credit supply and demand</a> (85k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />4. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/AdditionalBoxesJanuary2012.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of data for additional boxes">Box - Recent trends in capital market issuance</a> (81k)<br /></p>
<p><strong>Selected data sets</strong><br />Published: 4 January 2012<br />Next publication: 31 January 2012</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />1. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LendingToUKBusinessesandindividualsDecember2011.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of lending to UK businesses and individuals data">Lending to UK businesses and individuals</a> (96k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />2. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LoanpricingDecember2011.xls" target="_blank" title="Download Excel spreadsheet of loan pricing data">Loan Pricing</a> (122k)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/trendsinlending2012.htm" title="Trends in Lending Publications by date">View all Trends in Lending publications</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/trendsinlendingdatasets2012.htm" title="Trends in Lending Publications by date">View all selected data set releases</a></p>
<p>If you have any questions or would like to give us feedback regarding Trends in Lending, please contact <a title="Email the Trends in Lending Enquiries Mailbox" href="mailto:til_enquiries@bankofengland.co.uk">TiL_enquiries@bankofengland.co.uk</a>.</p>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Bank of England quarterly publication presents the Bank&#8217;s assessment of the latest trends in lending to the UK economy. The publication moved from a monthly to a quarterly schedule in October 2010 though key data series will continue to be updated on this website on a monthly basis. These are available in the &#8216;Selected data sets&#8217; section below.
<p>This report draws mainly on long-established official data sources, such as the existing monetary and financial statistics collected by the Bank that cover all monetary financial institutions, and on newer data collections, established since the start of the financial crisis to cover the major lenders, some of which are being extended across a wider range of reporters. (For more details see <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms/articles/art2oct10.pdf" >http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/ms/articles/art2oct10.pdf</a>.)</p>
<p>These data are supplemented by discussions between the major UK lenders and Bank staff, giving staff a better understanding of the business developments driving the figures and this intelligence is reflected in the report. The major UK lenders are Banco Santander, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide and Royal Bank of Scotland. The report also draws on intelligence gathered by the Bank&#8217;s network of Agents and from market contacts, as well as the results of other surveys.</p>
<p>Separately, the Bank of England has agreed to publish the data collected from five banks under &#8216;Project Merlin&#8217; on a quarterly basis. The <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/additionaldata.htm">&#8216;Project Merlin&#8217;</a> data are published alongside other existing measures of lending.</p>
<p><strong>Latest quarterly publication</strong><br />Published: 20 January 2012<br />Next publication: 23 April 2012</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="Download pdf" width="16" height="16" border="0" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/TrendsJanuary12.pdf"  title="Download PDF of Latest Trends in Lending">Trends in Lending - January 2012</a> (368k)</p>
<p>Data for charts in Trends in Lending are available in Excel. Please note worksheets only include those series for which we have permission to publish from the data supplier (which could be a third party data supplier).</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />1. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LendingToUKBusinessesAndIndividualsJanuary2012.xls"  title="Download Excel spreadsheet of lending to UK businesses and individuals data">Lending to UK businesses and individuals</a> (111k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />2. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/LoanPricingJanuary2012.xls"  title="Download Excel spreadsheet of loan pricing data">Loan pricing</a> (111k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />3. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/CreditSupplyAndDemandJanuary2012.xls"  title="Download Excel spreadsheet of credit supply and demand data">Credit supply and demand</a> (85k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" alt="Download xls" border="0" align="top" />4. <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/other/monetary/AdditionalBoxesJanuary2012.xls"  title="Download Excel spreadsheet of data for additional boxes">Box - Recent trends in capital market issuance</a> (81k)</p>
<p><strong>Selected data sets</strong><br />Published: 4 January 2012<br />Next publication: 31 January 2012</p>
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<p><strong>Press Conference - 16 November 2011</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Inflation Report - November 2011</strong></p>
<p>The Inflation Report can be viewed as a complete PDF file or in sections. Click on the appropriate heading to access the file. To view these documents you should use the latest Adobe Reader (available free from the Adobe website, see External Links)</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov.pdf" title="Download the complete book">Complete book</a> (716k)</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novf.pdf" title="Download the foreword">Foreword</a> (34k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novc.pdf" title="Download the contents page">Contents</a> (22k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novo.pdf" title="Download the overview">Overview</a> (61k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov1.pdf" title="Download money and asset prices">Money and asset prices</a> (266k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov2.pdf" title="Download demand">Demand</a> (108k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov3.pdf" title="Download output and supply">Output and supply</a> (95k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov4.pdf" title="Download costs and prices">Costs and prices</a> (109k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov5.pdf" title="Download prospects for inflation">Prospects for inflation</a> (119k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novi.pdf" title="Download index of charts and tables">Index of charts and tables</a> (29k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir09febp.pdf" title="Download press notices"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novp.pdf" title="Download press notices">Press Notices</a> (25k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novg.pdf" title="Download glossary and other information">Glossary and other information</a> (23k)</p>
<p><strong><a name="charts" id="charts"></a>Charts and tables in PowerPoint</strong></p>
<p>All charts and tables in the Inflation Report are available in PowerPoint. Except where stated otherwise, all data are seasonally adjusted and the source of the data is the Bank of England or the Office for National Statistics.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novo.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of the overview">Overview</a> (388k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov1.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of money and asset prices">Money and asset prices</a> (1.1mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov2.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of demand">Demand</a> (1.12mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov3.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of output and supply">Output and supply</a> (853k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov4.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of costs and prices">Costs and prices</a> (807k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov5.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of prospects for inflation">Prospects for inflation</a> (828k)</p>
<p><strong>Data for charts in Excel</strong></p>
<p>Data for charts in 'Money and asset prices', 'Demand', 'Output and supply' and 'Costs and prices' are available in Excel. Please note that some Inflation Report charts contain statistics that have been provided to the Bank of England by third parties. The Bank of England has reproduced this third-party data only where it has been able to obtain permission to do so.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov1.xls" title="Download Excel version of money and asset prices">Money and asset prices</a> (1.9mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov2.xls" title="Download Excel version of demand">Demand</a> (76k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov3.xls" title="Download Excel version of output and supply">Output and supply</a> (246k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov4.xls" title="Download Excel version of costs and prices">Costs and prices</a> (982k)</p>
<p><strong>Conditioning path for market interest rates</strong></p>
<p>The published projections are conditioned on a path for Bank Rate implied by market interest rates.  <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/conditioning_path.htm">An explanation of how this conditioning path is estimated can be found here</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Press Conference - 16 November 2011</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/mpeg_icon.gif" alt="" width="20" height="18" border="0" align="top" /><a href="javascript:void(window.open('http://streamstudio.world-television.com/gaia/boe/ip/?ticket=117-118-10281',%20'Webcast',%20'width=780,height=575,top=10,left=10,locationbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,status=1',%20true))">Watch Webcast</a><a href="javascript:void(window.open('http://streamstudio.world-television.com/gaia/boe/ip/?ticket=117-118-10022',%20'Webcast',%20'width=780,height=575,top=10,left=10,locationbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,status=1',%20true))"></a><a href="javascript:void(window.open('http://streamstudio.world-television.com/gaia/boe/ip/?ticket=117-118-10281,%20'Webcast',%20'width=780,height=575,top=10,left=10,locationbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,status=1',%20true))"></a><br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="PDF Icon" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/irspnote161111.pdf" title="Download the Governor's opening remarks" >Read the Governor&#8217;s Opening Remarks</a></p>
<p><strong>Inflation Report - November 2011</strong></p>
<p>The Inflation Report can be viewed as a complete PDF file or in sections. Click on the appropriate heading to access the file. To view these documents you should use the latest Adobe Reader (available free from the Adobe website, see External Links)</p>
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<p><strong><a name="charts" id="charts"></a>Charts and tables in PowerPoint</strong></p>
<p>All charts and tables in the Inflation Report are available in PowerPoint. Except where stated otherwise, all data are seasonally adjusted and the source of the data is the Bank of England or the Office for National Statistics.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11novo.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of the overview">Overview</a> (388k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov1.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of money and asset prices">Money and asset prices</a> (1.1mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov2.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of demand">Demand</a> (1.12mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov3.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of output and supply">Output and supply</a> (853k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov4.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of costs and prices">Costs and prices</a> (807k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/ppt_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov5.ppt" title="Download Powerpoint version of prospects for inflation">Prospects for inflation</a> (828k)</p>
<p><strong>Data for charts in Excel</strong></p>
<p>Data for charts in &#8216;Money and asset prices&#8217;, &#8216;Demand&#8217;, &#8216;Output and supply&#8217; and &#8216;Costs and prices&#8217; are available in Excel. Please note that some Inflation Report charts contain statistics that have been provided to the Bank of England by third parties. The Bank of England has reproduced this third-party data only where it has been able to obtain permission to do so.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov1.xls" title="Download Excel version of money and asset prices">Money and asset prices</a> (1.9mb)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov2.xls" title="Download Excel version of demand">Demand</a> (76k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov3.xls" title="Download Excel version of output and supply">Output and supply</a> (246k)<br /><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/xls_icon.gif" width="20" height="18" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir11nov4.xls" title="Download Excel version of costs and prices">Costs and prices</a> (982k)</p>
<p><strong>Conditioning path for market interest rates</strong></p>
<p>The published projections are conditioned on a path for Bank Rate implied by market interest rates.  <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/conditioning_path.htm">An explanation of how this conditioning path is estimated can be found here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Survey - April 2011</title>
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<p>The London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FX JSC) was established in 1973 under the auspices of the Bank of England, in the main part as a forum for banks and brokers to discuss broad market issues and the focus of the Committee's regular work remains issues of common concern to the different participants in the foreign exchange market. The Bank of England provides the Committee's Chairman and Secretary (contact telephone number: 020 7601 5982).</p>
<p>The Committee includes senior staff from many of the major banks operating in the foreign exchange market in London, as well as from voice- and electronic-brokers, corporate users of the foreign exchange market, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and representatives from the British Bankers' Association, the Association of Corporate Treasurers and the Wholesale Market Brokers' Association.</p>
<p>One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to maintain the Non-Investment Products Code. This is a voluntary code of good market practice which covers bullion, wholesale deposits as well as the FX market. It is maintained in conjunction with the Sterling Money Markets Liaison Group, the London Bullion Market Association, and certain trade associations.</p>
<p>An updated version of the NIPs Code was published in April 2009.</p>
<p><a name="#NIPS" id="#NIPS"></a> <strong>The Non-Investment Products Code (NIPs)</strong></p>
<p class="c2"><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm#top"><img alt="Back to the top" border="0" width="24" height="24" src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/topbtn.gif" /></a></p>
<p><a name="paper" id="paper"></a> <strong>FXJSC Paper on the Foreign Exchange Market</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="pdf" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/fxpaper090923.pdf" target="_blank">FXJSC Paper on the Foreign Exchange Market</a> (137k)<br />September 2009</p>
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<p><strong><a name="surveys" id="surveys"></a>Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys</strong></p>
<p><strong>2011 Results</strong></p>
<p><strong>2010 Results</strong></p>
<p><strong>2009 Results</strong></p>
<p class="showLink">To see previous results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys, <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm">show</a></p>
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<p><a name="reviews" id="reviews"></a><strong>A review of the work of the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee</strong></p>
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<p><a name="#minutes" id="#minutes"></a><strong>London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee Meeting Minutes</strong></p>
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<p>There are equivalent committees to the FXJSC in all of the major foreign exchange centres around the world. Details on the websites of these committees can be found in the following link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/links.htm">Links to Other International Foreign Exchange Committee Websites</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FX JSC) was established in 1973 under the auspices of the Bank of England, in the main part as a forum for banks and brokers to discuss broad market issues and the focus of the Committee&#8217;s regular work remains issues of common concern to the different participants in the foreign exchange market. The Bank of England provides the Committee&#8217;s Chairman and Secretary (contact telephone number: 020 7601 5982).</p>
<p>The Committee includes senior staff from many of the major banks operating in the foreign exchange market in London, as well as from voice- and electronic-brokers, corporate users of the foreign exchange market, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and representatives from the British Bankers&#8217; Association, the Association of Corporate Treasurers and the Wholesale Market Brokers&#8217; Association.</p>
<p>One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to maintain the Non-Investment Products Code. This is a voluntary code of good market practice which covers bullion, wholesale deposits as well as the FX market. It is maintained in conjunction with the Sterling Money Markets Liaison Group, the London Bullion Market Association, and certain trade associations.</p>
<p>An updated version of the NIPs Code was published in April 2009.</p>
<p><a name="#NIPS" id="#NIPS"></a> <strong>The Non-Investment Products Code (NIPs)</strong></p>
<p class="c2"><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm#top"><img alt="Back to the top" border="0" width="24" height="24" src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/topbtn.gif" /></a></p>
<p><a name="paper" id="paper"></a> <strong>FXJSC Paper on the Foreign Exchange Market</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/icons/pdf_icon.gif" alt="pdf" width="16" height="16" align="top" /><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/fxpaper090923.pdf" >FXJSC Paper on the Foreign Exchange Market</a> (137k)<br />September 2009</p>
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<p><strong><a name="surveys" id="surveys"></a>Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys</strong></p>
<p><strong>2011 Results</strong></p>
<p><strong>2010 Results</strong></p>
<p><strong>2009 Results</strong></p>
<p id="showall1-show" class="showLink">To see previous results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys, <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm" onclick="showHide('showall1');return false;">show</a></p>
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<p class="c2"><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm#top"><img alt="Back to the top" border="0" width="24" height="24" src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/images/topbtn.gif" /></a></p>
<p><a name="reviews" id="reviews"></a><strong>A review of the work of the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee</strong></p>
<p id="showall2-show" class="showLink">Click here to see previous reviews, <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/index.htm" onclick="showHide('showall2');return false;">show</a></p>
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<p><a name="#minutes" id="#minutes"></a><strong>London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee Meeting Minutes</strong></p>
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<p>There are equivalent committees to the FXJSC in all of the major foreign exchange centres around the world. Details on the websites of these committees can be found in the following link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/forex/fxjsc/links.htm">Links to Other International Foreign Exchange Committee Websites</a></p>
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		<title>U.S. Fed&#8217;s spigot pumps up markets in April</title>
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<p class="byline">By <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=richard.leong&#38;">Richard Leong</a> and Barani Krishnan</p>
<p><span class="location">NEW YORK</span> &#124; <span class="timestamp">Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:34pm BST</span></p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">NEW YORK</span> (Reuters) - Global markets closed out a week to remember on Friday as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to keep cheap money flowing through the economy pushed the Nasdaq to a 10-year high, and gold and silver broke records.</span></p>
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<p>Commodity investments were especially hot. Prices on everything from oil to silver have now risen eight straight months through April in their longest winning streak since 2003. Silver alone shot up 27 percent.</p>
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<p>Bernanke signalled on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is in no rush to scale back its support for the economy with the labour market still in a "very, very deep hole."</p>
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<p>"Bernanke's assurance this week to maintain very low policy rates is encouraging investors to take even more risk in a variety of asset classes and commodities, both within and outside the U.S," said Mohamed El-Erian, co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., which oversees $1.2 trillion (718.3 billion pounds) in assets.</p>
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<p>Investors also dumped the dollar, pushing it to a three-year low on concerns the Fed's money-printing operation will further debase the greenback's value. They also have deep concerns about growth in the United States, which is slower than many of its largest trading partners.</p>
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<p>Showing how important the Fed's easy money policy has been in upending traditional investment views, money has been pouring into transportation stocks even though oil prices -- a primary expense for transport companies -- are at multi-year highs.</p>
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<p>The Dow Jones Transportation Average .DJT surged to an all-time high on Thursday, the same day U.S. oil prices touched a 31-month high.</p>
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<p>Benchmark U.S. silver futures rose almost 4 percent for the week after racing to near $50 an ounce. Gold saw its biggest daily gain in five months on Friday, finishing near $1,550 an ounce. The Dow Jones industrial average racked up its best month since December and small- and mid-sized stock indexes hit record highs.</p>
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<p>Major stock indexes, including the Nasdaq, lagged precious metals but booked solid weekly and monthly gains, despite worries over the unrest in the Middle East, unsolved public debt problems on both sides of the Atlantic and the cost of the natural disasters that ravaged Japan in March.</p>
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<p>The Dow Jones industrial average <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21dji">.DJI</a> was up 47.23 points, or 0.37 percent, at 12,810.54. The Standard &#38; Poor's 500 Index <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21spx">.SPX</a> was up 3.13 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,363.61. The Nasdaq Composite Index <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21comp">.IXIC</a> was up 1.01 points, or 0.04 percent, at 2,873.54.</p>
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<p>The billions of dollars the U.S. central bank has created to help the economy have succeeded in inflating asset prices and stemming deflation, but have failed to generate robust growth and slash unemployment.</p>
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<p>Bernanke's promise of keeping U.S. interest rates near zero -- made at a news conference after a two-day policy meeting -- crushed the dollar as traders piled into "carry trades" using the cheap dollar to fund them.</p>
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<p>World equities, as measured by the MSCI .MIWD00000PUS index, rose 3.9 percent in April, despite anxiety over oil prices slowing global growth.</p>
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<p>Benchmark crude oil prices finished above $125 a barrel in London, as the tumbling dollar and violence in North Africa and the Middle East outweighed concerns about slowing U.S. economic growth. &#60;O/R&#62; U.S. crude settled at $113.93 a barrel after earlier touching $114.18, the highest intraday price since crude reached $130 on September 22, 2008.</p>
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<p>Boosted by the rally in precious metals, the 19-commodity Reuters-Jefferies CRB index .CRB, a broad indicator of the commodity market, is up 10 percent for the year, making it the world's best-performing asset group. On Friday, the CRB Index gained 1.2 percent to end at 370.56, after earlier touching 370.71, a 52-week intraday high.</p>
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<p>April's strength in equity and commodity markets came almost entirely at the dollar's expense after Standard &#38; Poor's revised downward its outlook for the United States' stellar triple-A sovereign credit rating.</p>
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<p>Friday's economic reports reinforced this fragile outlook. Data showed slowing growth in regional manufacturing and high gasoline prices reducing Americans' purchasing power.</p>
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<p>The U.S. dollar index versus major currencies .DXY fell as low as 72.834, the lowest since 2008. Late Friday, the dollar index was down 0.1 percent at 73.036.</p>
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<p>The euro touched a 17-month high against the greenback, trading at $1.4844 by 1500 GMT.</p>
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<p>U.S. Treasury prices rose, punctuating an April rally that lifted the market into positive territory for the year, as traders bet on slowing economic growth and the Fed's accommodative monetary policy. &#60;US/&#62;</p>
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<p>(Additional reporting by Barani Krishnan, <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=chuck.mikolajczak&#38;">Chuck Mikolajczak</a>, <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=frank.tang&#38;">Frank Tang</a>, Robert Gibbons and Julie Haviv and <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=ellen.freilich&#38;">Ellen Freilich</a>, Editing by Chris Sanders and <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=jan.paschal&#38;">Jan Paschal</a>)</p>
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<p><span class="location">NEW YORK</span> | <span class="timestamp">Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:34pm BST</span></p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">NEW YORK</span> (Reuters) - Global markets closed out a week to remember on Friday as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke&#8217;s pledge to keep cheap money flowing through the economy pushed the Nasdaq to a 10-year high, and gold and silver broke records.</span></p>
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<p>Commodity investments were especially hot. Prices on everything from oil to silver have now risen eight straight months through April in their longest winning streak since 2003. Silver alone shot up 27 percent.</p>
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<p>Bernanke signalled on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is in no rush to scale back its support for the economy with the labour market still in a &#8220;very, very deep hole.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Bernanke&#8217;s assurance this week to maintain very low policy rates is encouraging investors to take even more risk in a variety of asset classes and commodities, both within and outside the U.S,&#8221; said Mohamed El-Erian, co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., which oversees $1.2 trillion (718.3 billion pounds) in assets.</p>
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<p>Investors also dumped the dollar, pushing it to a three-year low on concerns the Fed&#8217;s money-printing operation will further debase the greenback&#8217;s value. They also have deep concerns about growth in the United States, which is slower than many of its largest trading partners.</p>
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<p>Showing how important the Fed&#8217;s easy money policy has been in upending traditional investment views, money has been pouring into transportation stocks even though oil prices &#8212; a primary expense for transport companies &#8212; are at multi-year highs.</p>
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<p>The Dow Jones Transportation Average .DJT surged to an all-time high on Thursday, the same day U.S. oil prices touched a 31-month high.</p>
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<p>Benchmark U.S. silver futures rose almost 4 percent for the week after racing to near $50 an ounce. Gold saw its biggest daily gain in five months on Friday, finishing near $1,550 an ounce. The Dow Jones industrial average racked up its best month since December and small- and mid-sized stock indexes hit record highs.</p>
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<p>Major stock indexes, including the Nasdaq, lagged precious metals but booked solid weekly and monthly gains, despite worries over the unrest in the Middle East, unsolved public debt problems on both sides of the Atlantic and the cost of the natural disasters that ravaged Japan in March.</p>
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<p>The Dow Jones industrial average <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21dji">.DJI</a> was up 47.23 points, or 0.37 percent, at 12,810.54. The Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s 500 Index <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21spx">.SPX</a> was up 3.13 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,363.61. The Nasdaq Composite Index <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21comp">.IXIC</a> was up 1.01 points, or 0.04 percent, at 2,873.54.</p>
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<p>The billions of dollars the U.S. central bank has created to help the economy have succeeded in inflating asset prices and stemming deflation, but have failed to generate robust growth and slash unemployment.</p>
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<p>Bernanke&#8217;s promise of keeping U.S. interest rates near zero &#8212; made at a news conference after a two-day policy meeting &#8212; crushed the dollar as traders piled into &#8220;carry trades&#8221; using the cheap dollar to fund them.</p>
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<p>World equities, as measured by the MSCI .MIWD00000PUS index, rose 3.9 percent in April, despite anxiety over oil prices slowing global growth.</p>
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<p>Benchmark crude oil prices finished above $125 a barrel in London, as the tumbling dollar and violence in North Africa and the Middle East outweighed concerns about slowing U.S. economic growth. &lt;O/R&gt; U.S. crude settled at $113.93 a barrel after earlier touching $114.18, the highest intraday price since crude reached $130 on September 22, 2008.</p>
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<p>Boosted by the rally in precious metals, the 19-commodity Reuters-Jefferies CRB index .CRB, a broad indicator of the commodity market, is up 10 percent for the year, making it the world&#8217;s best-performing asset group. On Friday, the CRB Index gained 1.2 percent to end at 370.56, after earlier touching 370.71, a 52-week intraday high.</p>
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<p>April&#8217;s strength in equity and commodity markets came almost entirely at the dollar&#8217;s expense after Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s revised downward its outlook for the United States&#8217; stellar triple-A sovereign credit rating.</p>
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<p>Friday&#8217;s economic reports reinforced this fragile outlook. Data showed slowing growth in regional manufacturing and high gasoline prices reducing Americans&#8217; purchasing power.</p>
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<p>The U.S. dollar index versus major currencies .DXY fell as low as 72.834, the lowest since 2008. Late Friday, the dollar index was down 0.1 percent at 73.036.</p>
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<p>The euro touched a 17-month high against the greenback, trading at $1.4844 by 1500 GMT.</p>
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<p>U.S. Treasury prices rose, punctuating an April rally that lifted the market into positive territory for the year, as traders bet on slowing economic growth and the Fed&#8217;s accommodative monetary policy. &lt;US/&gt;</p>
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<p>(Additional reporting by Barani Krishnan, <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=chuck.mikolajczak&amp;">Chuck Mikolajczak</a>, <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=frank.tang&amp;">Frank Tang</a>, Robert Gibbons and Julie Haviv and <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=ellen.freilich&amp;">Ellen Freilich</a>, Editing by Chris Sanders and <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=jan.paschal&amp;">Jan Paschal</a>)</p>
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<p><span class="location">LONDON</span> &#124; <span class="timestamp">Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:44pm BST</span></p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">LONDON</span> (Reuters) - European shares edged up on Friday, heading for a seventh straight session of gains, as some analysts said equities would be supported by positive company earnings and a steadily improving economic backdrop.</span></p>
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<p>Fertiliser maker Yara (<span>YAR.OL</span>) and industrial enzymes producer Novozymes (<span>NZYMb.CO</span>) posted strong quarterly results, sending their shares 4.8 and 5.2 percent higher respectively. German carmaker Daimler (<span>DAIGn.DE</span>), however, shed 1.8 percent as its first-quarter results were viewed as not robust enough.</p>
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<p>Strong corporate earnings from the United States have helped push equities across the Atlantic higher in recent weeks despite the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake on global supply chains, unrest in the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa and the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.</p>
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<p>But European companies, which kicked off the reporting season later than the U.S., have so far lagged their American peers in terms of the number of beats against market forecasts.</p>
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<p>"Everybody that is a true earnings watcher knows coming in to this the comparison is getting more and more difficult on a quarter-to-quarter and more importantly on a year-on-year basis. Earnings are getting more demanding each time, so you are going to expect some variability," said Nick Tranter, head of derivatives at Espirito Santo in London.</p>
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<p>"Even if they are coming in a tad light, or there is some issues about margins ... provided if you don't see analysts radically pull their numbers down, you can probably get through this and still be seen as a relatively positive reporting season."</p>
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<p>By 12:12 p.m., the Euro STOXX 50 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=de%21SX5E">.STOXX50E</a> -- an index of the euro zone's top blue chips -- was up 0.1 percent at 3,007.70, while the broader FTSEurofirst 300 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=gb%21FTPP">.FTEU3</a> was up 0.07 percent at 1,154.47, after hitting an eight-week closing high on Thursday.</p>
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<p>Volumes were relatively light as the UK market was closed for a holiday to mark the wedding of Prince William, the second-in-line to the throne.</p>
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<p>Tranter recommended investors, who are unsure of the earnings season outlook but worry about being left behind as the market squeezes higher, can pick up the options to buy Euro STOXX 50 index in June at 3,050.</p>
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<p>Nearly 60 percent of 81 STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX companies that have reported first quarter earnings beat or met analysts' forecasts, data from Thomson Reuters StarMine showed.</p>
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<p>By comparison, 79 percent of 305 S&#38;P 500 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21spx">.SPX</a> companies that have unveiled quarterly results that beat or met market expectations.</p>
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<p>Solar stocks were in demand on Friday after France's Total (<span>TOTF.PA</span>) offered to pay up to $1.37 billion for a majority stake in U.S. solar firm SunPower Corp.</p>
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<p>Q-Cells (<span>QCEG.DE</span>), SMA Solar (<span>S92G.DE</span>), Phoenix Solar (<span>PS4G.DE</span>) and SolarWorld (<span>SWVG.DE</span>) climbed between 4.4 and 5.7 percent.</p>
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<p>Deutsche Bank (<span>DBKGn.DE</span>), BNP Paribas (<span>BNPP.PA</span>), Credit Suisse (<span>CSGN.VX</span>), UBS (<span>UBSN.VX</span>) and Commerzbank (<span>CBKG.DE</span>) were flat to 0.8 percent higher.</p>
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<p>The five were among 16 global banks being investigated by the European Commission over possible abuse or collusion over the credit default swaps market.</p>
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<p>(Editing by Erica Billingham)</p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">LONDON</span> (Reuters) - European shares edged up on Friday, heading for a seventh straight session of gains, as some analysts said equities would be supported by positive company earnings and a steadily improving economic backdrop.</span></p>
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<p>Fertiliser maker Yara (<span id="symbol_YAR.OL_0">YAR.OL</span>) and industrial enzymes producer Novozymes (<span id="symbol_NZYMb.CO_1">NZYMb.CO</span>) posted strong quarterly results, sending their shares 4.8 and 5.2 percent higher respectively. German carmaker Daimler (<span id="symbol_DAIGn.DE_2">DAIGn.DE</span>), however, shed 1.8 percent as its first-quarter results were viewed as not robust enough.</p>
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<p>Strong corporate earnings from the United States have helped push equities across the Atlantic higher in recent weeks despite the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake on global supply chains, unrest in the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa and the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.</p>
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<p>But European companies, which kicked off the reporting season later than the U.S., have so far lagged their American peers in terms of the number of beats against market forecasts.</p>
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<p>"Everybody that is a true earnings watcher knows coming in to this the comparison is getting more and more difficult on a quarter-to-quarter and more importantly on a year-on-year basis. Earnings are getting more demanding each time, so you are going to expect some variability," said Nick Tranter, head of derivatives at Espirito Santo in London.</p>
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<p>"Even if they are coming in a tad light, or there is some issues about margins ... provided if you don't see analysts radically pull their numbers down, you can probably get through this and still be seen as a relatively positive reporting season."</p>
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<p>By 12:12 p.m., the Euro STOXX 50 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=de%21SX5E">.STOXX50E</a> -- an index of the euro zone's top blue chips -- was up 0.1 percent at 3,007.70, while the broader FTSEurofirst 300 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=gb%21FTPP">.FTEU3</a> was up 0.07 percent at 1,154.47, after hitting an eight-week closing high on Thursday.</p>
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<p>Volumes were relatively light as the UK market was closed for a holiday to mark the wedding of Prince William, the second-in-line to the throne.</p>
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<p>Tranter recommended investors, who are unsure of the earnings season outlook but worry about being left behind as the market squeezes higher, can pick up the options to buy Euro STOXX 50 index in June at 3,050.</p>
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<p>Nearly 60 percent of 81 STOXX Europe 600 .STOXX companies that have reported first quarter earnings beat or met analysts' forecasts, data from Thomson Reuters StarMine showed.</p>
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<p>By comparison, 79 percent of 305 S&amp;P 500 <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/business/markets/index?symbol=us%21spx">.SPX</a> companies that have unveiled quarterly results that beat or met market expectations.</p>
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<p>Solar stocks were in demand on Friday after France's Total (<span id="symbol_TOTF.PA_7">TOTF.PA</span>) offered to pay up to $1.37 billion for a majority stake in U.S. solar firm SunPower Corp.</p>
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<p>Q-Cells (<span id="symbol_QCEG.DE_8">QCEG.DE</span>), SMA Solar (<span id="symbol_S92G.DE_9">S92G.DE</span>), Phoenix Solar (<span id="symbol_PS4G.DE_10">PS4G.DE</span>) and SolarWorld (<span id="symbol_SWVG.DE_11">SWVG.DE</span>) climbed between 4.4 and 5.7 percent.</p>
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<p>The five were among 16 global banks being investigated by the European Commission over possible abuse or collusion over the credit default swaps market.</p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">SHANGHAI, April 29</span> (Reuters) - Citic Securities , China's biggest listed brokerage, posted a worse-than-expected 9.5 percent drop in first-quarter earnings, despite a rebound in the domestic stock market, a source with direct knowledge of the figures said on Friday.</span></p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">LONDON</span> (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years.</span></p>
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<p>The dollar fell to its lowest since July 2008 against a basket of major currencies, after data this week painted a picture of an economy with slower growth and higher inflation, and after the Federal Reserve signalled it would not tighten monetary policy any time soon.</p>
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<p>An environment of low interest rates, a weak dollar and accelerating price pressures is usually positive for gold, which becomes cheaper to non-U.S. investors and can help insulate a portfolio against inflation.</p>
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<p>Gold's inverse correlation to the U.S. dollar makes it cheaper for non-U.S. investors and means it draws more strength from weakness in the greenback. Highlighting gold's dependence on the dollar is the tepid performance of the metal versus other major currencies such as the euro, against which it has barely moved this week.</p>
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<p>Spot gold was last up 0.1 percent at $1,536.30 an ounce by 11:55 a.m., on course for a 1.8 percent gain this week, when it hit a record $1,538.35. Trading volumes were restricted by a public holiday in London.</p>
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<p>SILVER HOLDS FIRM</p>
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<p>Meanwhile silver hovered close to its highest in over 31 years, having gained nearly 5 percent this week, although analysts say its robust performance against the other precious metals may not be sustainable.</p>
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<p>"The move in gold has been much slower with silver continuing to outperform," said Saxo Bank manager Ole Hansen.</p>
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<p>"Against the other major currencies the performance year to date has been pretty flat with euro (priced) gold showing a negative return of 2.5 percent," he added.</p>
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<p>Silver was last up 0.9 percent at $48.86 an ounce, profiting also from the softness in the dollar, which fell 0.3 percent against a basket of currencies.</p>
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<p>"If the dollar continues to weaken, then it's only likely to boost gold as well as silver as the inverse relationship between the two assets persists. I would say that for gold I am still looking for it to hit $1,600 this year," said Ong Yi Ling, investment analyst at Phillip Futures in Singapore.</p>
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<p>"In the long term, I think, if we see silver prices at such a high level, then it could hurt the industrial demand."</p>
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<p>But dealers said strong investment demand for silver would keep the metal at record levels, while a lack of scrap sales in the physical market suggested that investors expected more gains. Year to date, silver was up almost 60 percent, sharply above gold's 8 percent gain.</p>
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<p>"There's some selling but I would say it's very light," said a dealer in Singapore, who trades gold and silver. "It had been a very busy week, and I am glad today is Friday. It's all quiet, finally."</p>
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<p>The CME Group Inc, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, said on Thursday it would raise maintenance margins for COMEX 5000 Silver futures by 13.2 percent, making it more expensive for silver speculators to trade in.</p>
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<p>Soaring prices hurt the bottom line of certain manufacturers, including photography company Eastman Kodak, which said on Thursday a hike in raw material costs, particularly silver, led to a decrease in its film business revenue.</p>
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<p>In the energy market, crude eased on Friday, after settling at a 31-month high in the previous session, on concerns that slowing growth in top consumer United States may pare demand, but a weaker dollar and unrest in the Middle East helped stem a slide in prices.</p>
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<p>Platinum echoed the strength in gold and silver, rising 0.3 percent on the day to $1,841.99 an ounce, while palladium rose 1.8 percent to $784.47. (Additional reporting by Lewa Pardomuan in Singapore; editing by Anthony Barker)</p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph"><span class="articleLocation">LONDON</span> (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years.</span></p>
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<p>The dollar fell to its lowest since July 2008 against a basket of major currencies, after data this week painted a picture of an economy with slower growth and higher inflation, and after the Federal Reserve signalled it would not tighten monetary policy any time soon.</p>
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<p>An environment of low interest rates, a weak dollar and accelerating price pressures is usually positive for gold, which becomes cheaper to non-U.S. investors and can help insulate a portfolio against inflation.</p>
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<p>Gold's inverse correlation to the U.S. dollar makes it cheaper for non-U.S. investors and means it draws more strength from weakness in the greenback. Highlighting gold's dependence on the dollar is the tepid performance of the metal versus other major currencies such as the euro, against which it has barely moved this week.</p>
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<p>Spot gold was last up 0.1 percent at $1,536.30 an ounce by 11:55 a.m., on course for a 1.8 percent gain this week, when it hit a record $1,538.35. Trading volumes were restricted by a public holiday in London.</p>
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<p>SILVER HOLDS FIRM</p>
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<p>Meanwhile silver hovered close to its highest in over 31 years, having gained nearly 5 percent this week, although analysts say its robust performance against the other precious metals may not be sustainable.</p>
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<p>"The move in gold has been much slower with silver continuing to outperform," said Saxo Bank manager Ole Hansen.</p>
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<p>"Against the other major currencies the performance year to date has been pretty flat with euro (priced) gold showing a negative return of 2.5 percent," he added.</p>
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<p>Silver was last up 0.9 percent at $48.86 an ounce, profiting also from the softness in the dollar, which fell 0.3 percent against a basket of currencies.</p>
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<p>"If the dollar continues to weaken, then it's only likely to boost gold as well as silver as the inverse relationship between the two assets persists. I would say that for gold I am still looking for it to hit $1,600 this year," said Ong Yi Ling, investment analyst at Phillip Futures in Singapore.</p>
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<p>"In the long term, I think, if we see silver prices at such a high level, then it could hurt the industrial demand."</p>
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<p>But dealers said strong investment demand for silver would keep the metal at record levels, while a lack of scrap sales in the physical market suggested that investors expected more gains. Year to date, silver was up almost 60 percent, sharply above gold's 8 percent gain.</p>
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<p>"There's some selling but I would say it's very light," said a dealer in Singapore, who trades gold and silver. "It had been a very busy week, and I am glad today is Friday. It's all quiet, finally."</p>
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<p>The CME Group Inc, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, said on Thursday it would raise maintenance margins for COMEX 5000 Silver futures by 13.2 percent, making it more expensive for silver speculators to trade in.</p>
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<p>Soaring prices hurt the bottom line of certain manufacturers, including photography company Eastman Kodak, which said on Thursday a hike in raw material costs, particularly silver, led to a decrease in its film business revenue.</p>
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<p>Platinum echoed the strength in gold and silver, rising 0.3 percent on the day to $1,841.99 an ounce, while palladium rose 1.8 percent to $784.47. (Additional reporting by Lewa Pardomuan in Singapore; editing by Anthony Barker)</p>
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<p>* Foreign funds net sellers of Indian shares Mon-Wed</p>
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<p>* Sentiment cautious ahead of cbank policy next week (Updates to close)</p>
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<p>By <a></a><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&#38;n=amishah&#38;">Ami Shah</a></p>
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<p>MUMBAI, April 29 (Reuters) - Indian shares declined for the third month out of the four in 2011, and ended lower for the fifth straight session on Friday, as investors exercised caution on expectations the central bank may adopt a hawkish approach at its policy on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>They also posted their worst weekly loss since late February, after foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian equities for the first three sessions this week.</p>
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<p>Traders expect the market to take cues from the Reserve Bank of India's action next week, but ruled out a sell-off by foreign funds.</p>
<span>
<p>Financials were the top losers as the market expected the RBI to raise key short-term rates by at least 25 basis points, which would mark the ninth increase since mid-March last year, to curtail persistently high inflation. For a Take a Look [ID:nL3E7FT0L9]</p>
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<p>"The RBI may hike rates by 25 basis points, but a very harsh action is not likely," said Sandeep Sabharwal, CEO of portfolio management services at brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher.</p>
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<p>"A bigger move will not be of much help as inflation is largely driven by commodity prices.'</p>
<span>
<p>The banking sector index slipped 1.7 percent.</p>
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<p>The 30-share BSE index slipped 0.81 percent, or 156.06 points, at 19,135.96 points, with 21 components losing ground.</p>
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<p>It declined 2.4 percent for the week, taking losses for the month to 1.6 percent.</p>
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<p>The 50-share NSE index dropped 0.6 percent to 5,749.50.</p>
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<p>More than two shares declined for every share that advanced in the broader market on a volume of 711 million shares on NSE, higher than their 30-day average daily volume of 645 million shares.</p>
<span>
<p>"I don't think there is a directional sell off by FIIs. We are just seeing some correction after the steep run up in March," Sabharwal said. "People are jittery before the RBI policy."</p>
<span>
<p>Foreign funds, who had been net sellers in January and February, have bought a total of $3.2 billion over the past eight weeks.</p>
<span>
<p>"With Fed's easy policy stance, inflows are likely to be good," he added.</p>
<span>
<p>Leading lenders State Bank of India , ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank fell between 0.3 percent and 1.8 percent.</p>
<span>
<p>Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp shed 1.5 percent.</p>
<span>
<p>Energy giant Reliance Industries rose 1.2 percent after falling 6.6 percent over four previous sessions.</p>
<span>
<p>State-run explorer Oil &#38; Natural Gas Corp slipped 2.8 percent, after gaining nearly 5 percent over the previous three sessions.</p>
<span>
<p>World equities as measured by the MSCI index edged 0.1 percent higher by 1032 GMT, while its emerging markets index slipped 0.1 percent.</p>
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<p>STOCKS THAT MOVED</p>
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<p>* Crompton Greaves tumbled 10.1 percent to 252.20 rupees after the power equipment maker reported late on Thursday a 6 percent decline in March-quarter profit. [ID:nBMB012762]</p>
<span>
<p>Credit Suisse said in a note a sharp fall in margins was a concern.</p>
<span>
<p>* Uco Bank dived 9 percent to 104.45 rupees after the state-run reported a 40.5 percent decline in its quarterly net profit.[ID:nBMB012774]</p>
<span>
<p>* Oriental Bank of Commerce declined nearly 6 percent to 345.55 rupees after the state-run lender reported a lower-than-expected 5.4 percent increase in its March quarter net profit.[ID:nBMB012771]</p>
<span>
<p>* Steel Authority of India closed 1.6 percent lower at 159.30 rupees, ahead of its March-quarter earnings announcement.</p>
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<p>MAIN TOP THREE BY VOLUME ON NSE</p>
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<p>* Ambuja Cements on 63.7 million shares</p>
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<p>* Unitech on nearly 30 million shares</p>
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<p>* Alok Industries on 29.5 million shares</p>
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<p>FACTORS TO WATCH * For technical analysis see: www.reuterstechnicals.com * Indian rupee report * Indian bonds report * Dollar stuck near 3-yr lows; month-end flows weigh * Brent falls to $124.70 on fears over slower U.S. growth * Dollar still friendless, stocks pause for breath * U.S. stock index futures slip; earnings, data eyed * For closing rates of Indian ADRs (Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Aradhana Aravindan) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to newsfeedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)</p>
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<p>ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia........ Japan....... S.Korea.. S.E. Asia....... Hong Kong... Taiwan... Australia/NZ.... India....... China....</p>
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<p>OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street .... Gold ....... Currency. Eurostocks..... Oil ........ JP bonds.. ADR Report ..... LME metals. US bonds.. Stocks News US.. Stocks News Europe</p>
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<p>DIARIES &#38; DATA: Indian Data Watch [ID:nINDATA] Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Indian diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead</p>
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<p>TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: <a href="http://topnews.session.rservices.com">topnews.session.rservices.com</a></p>
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<p>LIVE PRICES &#38; DATA: World Stocks &#60;0#.INDEX&#62; Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt &#60;0#USBMK=&#62; Indian rupee LME price overview</p>
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<p><span class="focusParagraph">* BSE Sensex drops for fifth straight session</span></p>
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<p>* Foreign funds net sellers of Indian shares Mon-Wed</p>
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<p>* Sentiment cautious ahead of cbank policy next week (Updates to close)</p>
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<p>By <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=amishah&amp;"/><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=uk&amp;n=amishah&amp;">Ami Shah</a></p>
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<p>MUMBAI, April 29 (Reuters) - Indian shares declined for the third month out of the four in 2011, and ended lower for the fifth straight session on Friday, as investors exercised caution on expectations the central bank may adopt a hawkish approach at its policy on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>They also posted their worst weekly loss since late February, after foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian equities for the first three sessions this week.</p>
<span id="midArticle_5"/>
<p>Traders expect the market to take cues from the Reserve Bank of India's action next week, but ruled out a sell-off by foreign funds.</p>
<span id="midArticle_6"/>
<p>Financials were the top losers as the market expected the RBI to raise key short-term rates by at least 25 basis points, which would mark the ninth increase since mid-March last year, to curtail persistently high inflation. For a Take a Look [ID:nL3E7FT0L9]</p>
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<p>"The RBI may hike rates by 25 basis points, but a very harsh action is not likely," said Sandeep Sabharwal, CEO of portfolio management services at brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher.</p>
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<p>"A bigger move will not be of much help as inflation is largely driven by commodity prices.'</p>
<span id="midArticle_9"/>
<p>The banking sector index slipped 1.7 percent.</p>
<span id="midArticle_10"/>
<p>The 30-share BSE index slipped 0.81 percent, or 156.06 points, at 19,135.96 points, with 21 components losing ground.</p>
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<p>It declined 2.4 percent for the week, taking losses for the month to 1.6 percent.</p>
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<p>The 50-share NSE index dropped 0.6 percent to 5,749.50.</p>
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<p>More than two shares declined for every share that advanced in the broader market on a volume of 711 million shares on NSE, higher than their 30-day average daily volume of 645 million shares.</p>
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<p>"I don't think there is a directional sell off by FIIs. We are just seeing some correction after the steep run up in March," Sabharwal said. "People are jittery before the RBI policy."</p>
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<p>Foreign funds, who had been net sellers in January and February, have bought a total of $3.2 billion over the past eight weeks.</p>
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<p>"With Fed's easy policy stance, inflows are likely to be good," he added.</p>
<span id="midArticle_1"/>
<p>Leading lenders State Bank of India , ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank fell between 0.3 percent and 1.8 percent.</p>
<span id="midArticle_2"/>
<p>Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp shed 1.5 percent.</p>
<span id="midArticle_3"/>
<p>Energy giant Reliance Industries rose 1.2 percent after falling 6.6 percent over four previous sessions.</p>
<span id="midArticle_4"/>
<p>State-run explorer Oil &amp; Natural Gas Corp slipped 2.8 percent, after gaining nearly 5 percent over the previous three sessions.</p>
<span id="midArticle_5"/>
<p>World equities as measured by the MSCI index edged 0.1 percent higher by 1032 GMT, while its emerging markets index slipped 0.1 percent.</p>
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<p>STOCKS THAT MOVED</p>
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<p>* Crompton Greaves tumbled 10.1 percent to 252.20 rupees after the power equipment maker reported late on Thursday a 6 percent decline in March-quarter profit. [ID:nBMB012762]</p>
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<p>Credit Suisse said in a note a sharp fall in margins was a concern.</p>
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<p>* Uco Bank dived 9 percent to 104.45 rupees after the state-run reported a 40.5 percent decline in its quarterly net profit.[ID:nBMB012774]</p>
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<p>* Oriental Bank of Commerce declined nearly 6 percent to 345.55 rupees after the state-run lender reported a lower-than-expected 5.4 percent increase in its March quarter net profit.[ID:nBMB012771]</p>
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<p>* Steel Authority of India closed 1.6 percent lower at 159.30 rupees, ahead of its March-quarter earnings announcement.</p>
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<p>MAIN TOP THREE BY VOLUME ON NSE</p>
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<p>* Ambuja Cements on 63.7 million shares</p>
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<p>* Unitech on nearly 30 million shares</p>
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<p>* Alok Industries on 29.5 million shares</p>
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<p>FACTORS TO WATCH * For technical analysis see: www.reuterstechnicals.com * Indian rupee report * Indian bonds report * Dollar stuck near 3-yr lows; month-end flows weigh * Brent falls to $124.70 on fears over slower U.S. growth * Dollar still friendless, stocks pause for breath * U.S. stock index futures slip; earnings, data eyed * For closing rates of Indian ADRs (Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Aradhana Aravindan) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to newsfeedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)</p>
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<p>ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia........ Japan....... S.Korea.. S.E. Asia....... Hong Kong... Taiwan... Australia/NZ.... India....... China....</p>
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<p>OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street .... Gold ....... Currency. Eurostocks..... Oil ........ JP bonds.. ADR Report ..... LME metals. US bonds.. Stocks News US.. Stocks News Europe</p>
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<p>DIARIES &amp; DATA: Indian Data Watch [ID:nINDATA] Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Indian diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead</p>
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<p>TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: <a href="http://topnews.session.rservices.com">topnews.session.rservices.com</a></p>
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<p>LIVE PRICES &amp; DATA: World Stocks &lt;0#.INDEX&gt; Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt &lt;0#USBMK=&gt; Indian rupee LME price overview</p>
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