Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,354.40	+121.18	0.80%
S&P 500	1,667.47	+17.00	1.03%
Nasdaq	3,498.97	+33.72	0.97%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,354.40

+121.18

0.80%

S&P 500

1,667.47

+17.00

1.03%

Nasdaq

3,498.97

+33.72

0.97%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,817.99	+11.29	0.40%
FTSE 100	6,723.06	+35.26	0.53%
DAX	8,398.00	+28.13	0.34%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,817.99

+11.29

0.40%

FTSE 100

6,723.06

+35.26

0.53%

DAX

8,398.00

+28.13

0.34%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,138.10	+100.88	0.67%
Hang Seng	23,082.70	+38.44	0.17%
S&P/ASX 200	5,180.77	+15.11	0.29%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,138.10

+100.88

0.67%

Hang Seng

23,082.70

+38.44

0.17%

S&P/ASX 200

5,180.77

+15.11

0.29%

Germany’s Free Democrats Abandon Tax-Cut Policy, Die Welt Says

By Sheenagh Matthews - 2012-01-31T07:10:37Z

The Free Democratic Party, the coalition partner of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, has abandoned a call for tax cuts, Die Welt reported, citing a policy statement.

The statement refers to avoiding tax increases, the newspaper said, adding that emphasis is placed on growth and spending discipline.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sheenagh Matthews in Frankfurt at smatthews6@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Benedikt Kammel at bkammel@bloomberg.net

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