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On FT Alphaville this morning: - BoE cuts rate 50bps. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52089/bank-of-england-cuts-interest-rates-by-50-bps/ - Depression in the UK. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52082/depression-alert-politico-edition/ - (But UK house prices rise). http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52084/uk-house-prices-rise-surely-some-mistake-eh/ - Introducing... submerging markets. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52083/introducing-the-submerging-markets-of-the-uk-us/ - Deutsche's loss. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52079/deutsche-banks-loss-locked/ - And Goldman is bullish on the "currency of last resort": Gold. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52081/goldman-sachs-bullish-on-currency-of-last-resort-gold/ - Maturity transformation: how the US Treasury market is changing. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/05/52088/maturity-transformation/ On FT.com, - UK interest rate cut to 1%. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74806140-f378-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac.html - SwissRe turns to Buffet after SFr1bn loss. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8099d660-f354-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac.html - Deutsche Bank details Q4 trading hit. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ace20ee-f359-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac.html - January UK car sales plunge 31%. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05da79dc-f36a-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac,s01=1.html _____

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