Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow was down 108.28 points at 13,984.8, while the
S&P500 slipped 13.07 points to 1,548.73 and the Nasdaq Composite was 25.63
points lower at 2,780.05.

Crude oil for November delivery closed at a record $86.13 a barrel, up $2.44, after
rising up to $86.22 earlier on.

See you in the morning with the next exciting instalment....

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

A Goldman Sachs filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has led to allegations that it may have inflated profits in the third quarter to a spectacular $8.23bn (4.03bn) by booking paper gains on mortgage derivatives at too high a value.

Goldman Sachs in 'paper profits' row

Britain's specialist mortgage lenders remain threatened by the crunch in the credit markets as the lack of demand for mortgage securitisations undermines their funding models, the ratings agency Standard & Poor's said.

S&P flags up funding problems for small banks

Gold has soared to a fresh 28-year high of $760 (372) an ounce on fears of global currency disorder and a surge of buying by Japanese investors using exotic trading signals. Traders report a sudden burst of activity on the TOCOM gold futures markets in Tokyo as the price breaks through the psychological barrier of 3,000 yen (12.52) per gramme, the measure used by the Japanese to trade gold.

Japan's grannies drive up gold prices

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Roche Q3 sales growth seen slowing as govt orders for Tamiflu ebbTFN economic and business calendarThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares lower, oil soars

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 132.16 points at 29,408.62,
while the Nikkei dropped 1% to 17,177.61.

Crude oil for November delivery rose as much 13 cents to $86.26 a barrel, after
closing up $2.44 at a record high of $86.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile
Exchange.

Happy trading!

G.

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

The Tuesday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - firmer, NY closes lower, oil record highs, UK CPI data

BROKERWATCH Syngenta cut to 'equal-weight' from 'overweight' at Lehman Brothers

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH Anglo American, Antofagasta downgraded by Morgan Stanley in review

BROKERWATCH Experian cut to 'equal-weight' at Morgan Stanley,cuts target to 560p

Australian shares close lower led by financials as credit woes reemerge

UK smallcap opening - SPI plunges on placing at 30 pence a share

UK smallcap opening - Secure Design adrift on placing news

Tokyo shares close lower as US credit market worries return

Tokyo shares close lower as US credit market worries return - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Henderson Morley ticks up on Feline Herpes Virus update

UK smallcap opening - Kalimantan Gold hardens on KSK mop-up move

Australian shares close lower led by financials as credit woes reemerge - UPDATELondon shares open lower, await UK CPI figures, Northern Rock major faller

UK smallcap opening - St Ives higher on solid FY numbers