The European Central Bank’s proclamation that it is prepared to buy “unlimited” quantities of peripheral euro-zone government bonds has prompted safe-haven demand for gilts to ease and sterling to slip back against the euro. Meanwhile, larger downward revisions to expectations for GDP growth in the UK than in either the US or the euro-zone appear to have contributed to the recent underperformance of UK equities on the international stage.
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