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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Economy woes batter stocks
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
28 Jan 2008 |
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Global stocks fall, haunted by economy fears
Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
28 Jan 2008 |
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Asian stocks rise on relief over U.S. outlook
Stocks in Asia extended gains to more than 4 percent on Friday as a U.S. tax stimulus package, reassuring jobs data and the prospect of another Federal Reserve rate cut eased fears the world's top economy will slide into recession.
25 Jan 2008 |
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Asian stocks cheer talk of U.S. bond insurer bailout
Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
24 Jan 2008 |
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Stocks cheer steep Fed cut but lose altitude
Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up some of their early gains.
23 Jan 2008 |
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FTSE positive in choppy trade
The FTSE 100 reversed earlier losses of over 4 percent on Tuesday as market talk of rate cuts from central banks offered welcome respite from worries over the health of the U.S. economy.
22 Jan 2008 |
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Brown aims to raise UK profile in Asia
Prime Minister Gordon Brown travels to China and India in the next few days, knowing that boosting trade with the fast growing countries could be vital at a time when the credit crunch hits growth elsewhere.
17 Jan 2008 |
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Global stocks mixed on recession fears
Global stock markets began the first full trading week of 2008 on an uncertain note on Monday, with investor concern about a possible U.S. recession prompting a fall in oil and gold prices.
08 Jan 2008 |
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