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MONEY MARKETS-T-bills tick higher, FOMC minutes on tap Reuters India

Government may lift Northern Rock guarantee
LONDON (Reuters) - The government is considering lifting a guarantee protecting deposits with Northern Rock within weeks, sources familiar with the situation said, a move that would draw a line under troubles at the nationalised bank as it is prepared for sale.

Bank of England halts QE
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England announced on Thursday no increase to its unprecedented 200 billion pound asset-buying programme, but left the door open to more so-called quantitative easing if economic conditions deteriorated.