The Bank of England suspended a critical part of the system that handles 575 billion pounds of daily payments between the country’s banks, citing a technical failure.
Barclays Plc saw the volume of U.S. shares traded at its dark pool rise to the highest since it was sued by New York for allegedly lying to customers of the venue.
Treasury 10-year notes rose for a second day and government bonds from Australia to Spain climbed as investors judged if the Federal Reserve’s policy stance will keep global yields subdued.
The U.K. economy is heading for its fastest expansion since the onset of the financial crisis, economists said as they upgraded their forecasts for growth through 2015.
The yen strengthened from the lowest level in almost four years against the dollar on speculation its 6.4% slump against the greenback in the past three days was too rapid.
U.S. benchmark stock indexes tumbled from five-year highs while oil, gold and silver led commodities lower as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed policy makers debated the risks and benefits of bond purchases.
