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EU transaction tax called ‘unlawfully extraterritorial’

By Svenja O’Donnell | June 5, 2013

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said a European financial tax would hinder growth in the region.
Osborne says 2013 GDP forecast cut in half, cites euro risks

By Svenja O’Donnell, Bloomberg | March 20, 2013

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said the forecast for U.K. economic growth this year was cut by half as he lowered corporation tax and set out an updated central-bank remit to aid Britain’s recovery.
Libor scandal prompts U.K. Labour to demand economic-crime law

By Kitty Donaldson | October 2, 2012

The U.K.’s opposition Labour Party demanded new economic-crime law to help prevent future financial scandals such as the manipulation of the benchmark Libor rate.

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Fewer traders have bearish outlook heading into 2014

According to data captured in Charles Schwab’s most recent Trading Services Sentiment Survey, only 10% of traders say they have a bearish outlook for the next three to six months.