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The pound is sailing up past $1.60. The FTSE 100 index is breezing past 7,000. The euro is strengthening, and business confidence is gaining ground across the continent.
A raft of M&A deals, and a few big initial public offerings are unveiled as the investment bankers push forward with deals that had been kept on hold until the uncertainty resolved itself. And British Prime Minister David Cameron is pictured disappearing off to the Mediterranean to enjoy a well-earned break.