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A view of the Bank of England in the City of London’s financial district, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. The Bank of England on Thursday kept its base interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent and again ruled out any further investment in economic stimulus. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)