Can the B.A. Extend Bond Purchases Past Friday?

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The UK government's bond buying program ends on Friday. Adam Samson says the market is worried it won't be enough to soothe jittery investors. He says there are also doubts about how much tax cuts will help economy. Samson: This could put pressure on Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Quasi Kortang for a debt cutting plan.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on G7 countries to speed up supplies of air defence systems after another day of Russian missile attacks, and the biggest US banks will signal worries about the economy in third-quarter earnings reports and analysts expect them to set aside more than $4bn to cover potential losses from bad loans.

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