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23/08/2011

High demand for UK gilts has driven down interest rates, but is this a warning that an era of low growth is to come? Russia and China may lose out on oil contracts with Libya.

Presented by Andy Verity and Mickey Clark.

High demand for UK gilts has driven down interests rates for the government. Is the Chancellor being rewarded for getting Whitehall's finances on a more sustainable path or could it be a warning sign that an era of low growth is to come?

As fierce fighting continues in the Libyan capital, rebels have warned that Russia and China may lose out on oil contracts for failing to support the rebellion against Colonel Gadaffi.

Finally, prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to drop charges of sexual assault against the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss Kahn.

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