In Europe, shares of big manufacturing companies and miners declined on weak euro-zone and U.S. data.
Sluggish economic growth in the U.S. and euro-zone debt problems have been factors holding back the investment appetite of Western companies.
The news sparked riots in Japan, and President Theodore Roosevelt scrambled to make what was called the "Gentleman's Agreement" by which the Japanese government agreed to stop immigration to the U.S. In 1917 India was added to the "Pacific-Barred Zone" from which no immigrants to the U.S. were allowed, and from 1924 until 1965 Asian immigration into the United States was essentially banned.
The U-turn owes a lot to the shifting dynamics of the euro-zone bond markets, which have also affected Italy.
Yet the evidence suggests that, unlike the euro-zone periphery, the U.K. is struggling to rebalance.
The wild card ahead for the U.S. dollar remains the Euro-zone.
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While the positions may get hurt if there is no new stimulus from the Fed, or if the euro-zone situation improves, Mr. Gross has been doing well so far this year amid the uncertainties over the 17-nation euro zone and the U.S. growth outlook.
Having fled these currencies in late 2011 as the euro zone's crisis deepened, investors returned to emerging markets and other riskier assets at the beginning of this year, buoyed by encouraging economic data out of the U.S. and signs the euro-zone debt crisis is calming down.
Other worries also remain, including plunging U.S. corporate earnings and the euro-zone debt crisis.
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Glaxo has been funneling cash back to the U.K. daily from banks in euro-zone countries as part of its strategy to reduce exposure to risks of a possible breakdown of the European monetary system.
Currently, global growth is threatened by several macro headwinds such as Euro-zone debt crisis and concerns over U.S. growth both of which can decelerate growth in export-reliant Asian economies and fuel inflation due to prolonged easy money policies.
What's more, members of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee have made it clear during the past couple of weeks that yet more bond-buying could be in the cards when the current round ends, especially if the euro-zone crisis keeps pressure on the U.K. economy.
British and U.S. warplanes also patrol a no-fly zone in the north of Iraq.
At March 31, 2011 household investment in equities (including business ownership) was a paltry 6 percent of financial assets, compared with 31 percent in the U.S. and 16 percent in the Euro-zone.
Nor can Mr. Osborne blame the euro crisis for the U.K.'s predic-ament when several euro zone members are performing better.
Morgan Stanley said Thursday that it had reduced its outlook on global economic growth, with specific regard to the slower-than-expected recoveries in the U.S. and the euro zone.
The U.S. and its allies for years operated a no-fly zone over northern and southern Iraq.
The U.S. told American nationals to evacuate from a 50-mile zone around FDI.
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Money-market funds mostly have experienced outflows this year as concerns about the euro-zone debt crisis and a weak economic outlook in the U.S. have weighed on sentiment.
Diplomats were surprised by the fact that U.S and British aircraft bombed targets that are outside the no-fly zone.
Similarly the Arab League statement called very explicitly for a no-fly zone and the protection of civilians, as did the U.N.
The U.K. isn't a member of the 17-member euro zone and has been an attractive alternative for investors whenever worries about the currency bloc's finances flare up.
Had the U.S. chosen to carry out airstrikes to enforce a no-fly zone or safe havens, Syria's crisis would likely be no closer to resolution but America would be deeply embroiled.
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Under what construct could six days, in terms of transfer from the U.S. lead to NATO command and control for the no-fly zone be a prolonged period of time, and two more days, or several more days, to resolve the underlying issues of an agreement that has already been reached on civilian protection, the civilian protection aspect?
Worries about the euro zone's sovereign-debt crisis and slowing growth in the U.S. have sent global investors into the safe harbor of the U.S. government bond market.
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Ever since the U.S. financial crash of 2008 and the beginnings of the pending Euro-zone financial collapse, governments have been debating whether financial services should be subject to a new tax.
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Financial stocks also advanced after their U.S. counterparts posted gains on hopes for fresh measures to stem the euro-zone debt crisis.
Participants were reacting to the loss of high-quality Libyan crude and its subsequent faster-than-expected resumption, Middle East unrest, the U.S. credit-rating downgrade over the summer, and the ongoing euro-zone sovereign-debt crisis.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer is not alone in arguing that the euro-zone disease, unless cured, might well turn slow growth in the U.S. into recession, and scupper any chance President Barack Obama has of avoiding a forced return to Chicago in 2013.
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