David Zervos from Jefferies Global Securities says many Americans regard the Euro with distaste.

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In Britain the annual growth rate is higher (6.4% in December), but David Owen, an economist at Jefferies International, estimates that quantitative easing (QE), whereby central banks create money to buy assets, has been boosting the figure by an annualised rate of 10%.

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Before the results of the referendum were in, David Owen, managing director and chief European financial economist for Jefferies International, said Friday that a "no" vote from Ireland would be "bad news" for the wider eurozone, where some countries are already struggling with recession.

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"Allan Russell may miss the start of the season, David Fernandez is a different type of striker, so we need another, " said Jefferies.

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