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Barclays in exclusive talks with ABN Amro
Barclays is in exclusive talks about a takeover of ABN Amro in a bold but risky move that would propel the British bank into one of the world’s largest financial institutions while rescuing the Dutch bank from a campaign by activist investors.
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Fed rate policy

Greenspan moves markets, a year after retiring as the Fed’s chairman. But Pavlovian reactions when he opens his mouth are dwindling, writes John Authers.