The euro-U.S. dollar exchange rate slid 0.3% to 1.3118 while gold firmed 0.9% to 1, 714 per ounce.

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The overnight dollar libor, which measures the rate of lending in dollars between banks, slid to 3.84% on Thursday, from its prior rate of 5.03% on Wednesday, the British Bankers' Association said in its daily update at midday Thursday in London.

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Stock markets, which rallied on Tuesday, rose in the aftermath of the decision, while the rate on 10-year Treasuries slid to 1.65% and gold inched up.

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The Bank last month cut the headline rate back to 0.15%, as Tokyo stocks slid to a 15-year low.

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The participation rate, a measure of health in the labor market, slid again to 63.3%, marking the lowest level since 1979.

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The pound slid nearly 1 percent on Monday from the previous day, bringing the exchange rate at banks to 6.42 pounds to the dollar.

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