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...The UK composite figures were higher than 51.4 for the eurozone....
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...The benchmark 10-year yield jumped 0.11 percentage points to 4.28 per cent....
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...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 added 0.6 per cent. International Paper was the best performer, rising 11 per cent. Super Micro Computer was the biggest faller, declining by just under 9 per cent....
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...The policy-sensitive two-year Treasury yield jumped 0.15 percentage points to 4.62 per cent. The benchmark 10-year yield added 0.11 percentage points. Yields rise as prices fall....
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...But services inflation actually rose slightly to 6.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent the previous month....
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