Due to the compounding of daily returns, returns over periods other than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the target return for the same period.

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He began by making the Bank of England independent, and charging it with the task of keeping inflation to 2.5% (and explaining itself to him if it misses the target by a percentage point in either direction).

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Despite the deal, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp does not expect his midfield target Scott Parker to move in the opposite direction.

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While no increase in interest rates is expected, there is little doubt among investors that the future direction for the central bank s target rate will be up.

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The current version can only display distance, but an update, set to hit before StickNFind ships, will add direction, leading you directly to your target.

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"This clearly indicates that the government and the central bank will be working towards the same target and there will be an agreement on what direction the Japanese economy should take from here, " Junko Nishioka of RBS Securities told the BBC.

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It is usually a good idea to start with a more modest target, and build on any position as the market moves in our direction.

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Limiting the Fed to a single target zero inflation would be a step in the right direction.

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