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Loonie plays a cheerful tune

TRADING: Prepare to buy the Canadian dollar against its US rival

Ireland pushed towards bail-out

Ireland's budget problems may leave it little option but to accept the European Union's bailout

Reject Bradford & Bingley tender

BOND OF THE WEEK: The bank has offered to buy bondholders out, but we prefer to take a chance

Vivid returns from lifeless markets

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE: Autocalls can give you double-digit returns at times when equities are flat are falling

The real value of linkers

BOND OF THE WEEK: Index-linked gilts could still be good value but this requires a lot of assumptions about inflation

Gartmore in turmoil as Roger Guy resigns

We recommend switching funds and selling the shares as another disaster befalls fund manager

Threadneedle American Smaller Companies Fund watches risk and reward

Watching risk as well as reward has helped Threadneedle American Smaller Companies Fund deliver strong performance

Stuck in the doldrums

¹û¶³´«Ã½ CONFIDENCE INDEX: Most of the world stock markets increased during October but this upward movement is contrary to current economic sentiment.

North Atlantic Smaller Cos takes UK focus

FUND PROFILE: North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust gets much of its investment exposure via UK rather than US listings.

Provident Financial's bond jitters

BOND OF THE WEEK: Bonds in sub-prime lender Provident Financial have sold off after the company postponed the sale of five-year euro-denominated notes