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PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan says monetary policy settings are fitting.

Markets spurred by encouraging economic data from many European countries.

Stocks rally on positive Japanese data and further easing of Fed fears.

Except construction and government, all other sectors losing momentum.

Investors and wealthy investors will be forced to share costs of a bank bailout.

Pimco's Bill Gross opines Fed's plan may be too hasty, while Matthew Lynn says the world has reasons to worry.

Liverpool have completed the signing of Simon Mignolet from Sunderland a long-term deal.

Financial Stability Board sets up taskforce after Barclays, RBS and UBS settle with regulators.

Sunday Times report said building society Nationwide may issue as much as £1.5bn in bonds by the end of summer.

Barclays rejects allegation and says it has complied with law.

Possible QE rollback by US and indications of Chinese slowdown batter markets.

EU finance ministers are in Luxembourg to discuss how and when Europe's bailout fund can rescue troubled banks.

People's Bank of China asks state-owned banks to restart fund supplies to ease liquidity crunch.

Bank of England regulators say five banks - RBS, Lloyds, Barclays, Co-operative Bank and Nationwide - have capital shortfalls.

The Fed could begin pruning its asset buys, from $85bn to $70bn a month, this September.

The Fed could begin tapering its bond buys, from $85billion to $70billion a month, this September.

PCBS report says enforcement of existing sanctions, not new ones, is the immediate way forward

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards recommends jail sentences for bankers who cause financial disasters.

FOMC will end its two-day meet later in the day and Fed chief Ben Bernanke is due to speak after the meet.

Serious Fraud Office charges senior trader with conspiracy to defraud over Libor.

Investors will also track British CPI data and Germany's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index.

Nervousness to continue till the FOMC rate decision and Fed chief Ben Bernanke's speech, according to Barclays.

Standard Chartered, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank offer low-cost loans.

Barclays sees RBI having an undeclared preferred range for rupee.

RBS, Barclays and Standard Chartered under probe by Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Deputy governor Tucker's involvement in Libor undermined chance of getting BoE governor role.

Although Italian luxury goods firm's income rises, profits under squeeze.

Traders at world's biggest banks rig foreign exchange rates for huge profits in echo of Libor fixing scandal.

Economic growth in China slowed down to 7.7% in first quarter.

Individuals and companies seeking claims will soar but it will be unlikely to lead to mass class action litigation