Adding to the hawkish sentiment, an article by Fed mouthpiece Jon Hilsenrath in the Wall Street Journal indicated Fed officials have already mapped out a strategy to wind-down QE, and that only timing is left as a point of contention.

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Blair re-established the Blues' 10-point lead after Andy Powell made inroads down the left and Gloucester earned referee Alain Roland's wrath.

BBC: Blues 37-24 Gloucester

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Despite falling behind so early, Shakhtar gave a good account of themselves in the opening stages, with Willian's pace down the left testing Alves and Luiz Adriano posing a constant problem as the focal point of the visitors' attacks.

BBC: Barcelona 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Mark Jones should have touched down with nine minutes left to put the Scarlets within a sniff of a losing bonus point, but the Wales wing lost control of the ball as he reached for the line.

BBC: Scarlets 21-38 Glasgow

West Ham threatened in patches, with Matthew Etherington having their best chance of earning a point when he volleyed into the side-netting after strong play down the left side by Cole.

BBC: Hull 1-0 West Ham

Kearney ran onto Contepomi's grubber kick down the left wing and slid the ball inside with his boot for O'Driscoll with a pin-point pass Wayne Rooney would have been proud of.

BBC: Leinster 41-11 Wasps

Michigan missed four of six free throws down the stretch but one by Jon Horford gave the Wolverines a three-point lead with 17 seconds left.

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