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Long-term government debt may be more volatile on a relative basis, “with investors demanding a premium” to buy them on fears over rising deficits and the risk of inflation picking up, he said.

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Full-back Freddie Steward is also yet to train this week after picking up a hand injury in the closing stages of the win over the Wallabies.

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No promoted team have ever ended up going back down after picking up their 18 points after 10 games.

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This is worse than “picking the man and searching the law books, or putting investigators to work, to pin some offense on him,” in the famous words of Justice Robert Jackson.

Mergers and acquisitions are picking up: So far this year, buyouts have boosted several biotech stocks.

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