The U.S. Federal Reserve has set an employment target for an end to its ultra-loose monetary policy.

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Once under way again, Clarke's 21-ball innings soon came to an end when he played a loose cut shot at Bresnan, Anderson clinging onto a catch in the gully.

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Office parties the year-end chance to relax with co-workers and let a little loose with the higher-ups you normally tip-toe around.

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Update the roof: repair loose shingles and if your abode sits in a hurricane-vulnerable locale, consider adding gable end braces.

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For all the fuss made about the end to quantitative easing, Japan's monetary policy is still super-loose, and will remain so for a good while.

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Despite the broad regional news, stocks in China were influenced by domestic news, as the Shanghai Composite fell 1.4% to 2294.34 after an editorial in a state-owned newspaper said that the country's recent loose monetary policy is coming to an end.

WSJ: Asian Shares Down; Nikkei Underperforms

The US might argue that its vetting to this end is working: non-Islamist units of the Free Syrian Army, a loose network of rebel groups, seem to be the major beneficiaries so far.

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