European shares decline on Fed stimulus worries

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Source: Bloomberg
European shares declined, following the U.S. equities retreat, on speculations that the Fed officials may wind down stimulus programme. According to economists at Deutsche Bank AG, the Fed is likely to start scaling back its stimulus package at the end of the August. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4% to 298.48 as of 8:39 a.m. London time, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures slipped 0.1%.
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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:57:15 GMT

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