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Traders Thread - Tuesday 7th October     

Greystone - 06 Oct 2008 17:28

poo bear - 07 Oct 2008 06:24 - 3 of 24

Nervous markets take heart from Aussie rate cut

"........equities across Asia rallied after the Australian central bank cut its benchmark cash rate by 100 basis points, the first move of that magnitude since December 1994.................."If the need is there to get rates down towards something that's more neutral, then why dilly dally? Get it done in one go," said Brian Redican, an economist at Macquarie. "It's a flexibility other central banks should take careful note of."

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 07:07 - 4 of 24

Morning all. Market reports:

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

The London Stock Exchange fell by more points in a day then ever before as the deepening global financial crisis hit markets across the world.
London stock exchange suffers worst fall in history

A 40-50 billion taxpayer-funded life-belt for high street banks is being considered by ministers as a last resort.
Treasury may take 50bn stake to shore up high-street banks

In London there were growing calls from business for the Bank of England to get "ahead of the curve" by slashing interest rates by a half a percentage point on Thursday. Threadneedle Street has refused to budge for the past six months because of worries about inflation.
Growing calls from business for half-point cut in interest rates

Gordon Brown has warned that the Government is ready to take action to prevent "irresponsible risk-taking" by banks and other financial institutions.
Gordon Brown says Government ready to stop 'irresponsible risk-taking' by banks

The Federal Reserve is working with the US Treasury on plans for a move into unsecured lending in the hope that this extreme step could help revive credit markets. As well as unsecured lending to banks, the plan could see the Fed directly purchasing commercial paper or funding a special purpose vehicle set up to do this.
Fed eyes drastic move into unsecured loans

The German government may be forced to take further action to shore up, and ultimately restructure, its banking system following its rescue of Hypo Real Estate this weekend, warn bankers and analysts.
Germany may have to restructure banking system

The krona, which had already lost a fifth of its value against the euro, plunged a further 23 per cent yesterday to a record low of 230, after steep declines last week.
Iceland suspends bank stocks as krona plunges

Icelandic banks have been ordered to start selling foreign-owned assets to help the country avoid bankruptcy, a move that could lead to the fire sale of some of Britain's best known names on the high street.
Iceland's ordered to start selling foreign-owned assets

The entire complex of commodities and emerging market stocks, bonds, and currencies is now in free-fall as the economic crisis spreads like brushfire, threatening to draw every corner of the globe into the vortex of recession.
Russia and Brazil crumble as commodity prices crash

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 07:07 - 5 of 24

NIKKEI 225AUSTRALIA ASX200SHANGHAI
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VIX
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The Hang Seng is closed today.

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 07:16 - 6 of 24

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 7

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 07:56 - 7 of 24

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Oct 7

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 12:08 - 11 of 24

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Carluccio's up after trading news

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 12:42 - 12 of 24

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 13:12 - 13 of 24

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK Small Caps fall nearly 2 pct

supermum - 07 Oct 2008 15:02 - 17 of 24

I hope you checked your mail and think about the MAM iPhone access.
I've been test driving it for a few months and all i can say is - its brill! prices on the move.
Its been a bit of a laugh really - sitting in traffic wondering how the market is and ping... live prices! baby charts.. streaming news... its all there...

and you dont even have to look up the brokers number... its all in there (well, the one you put in is!) if anyone wants any more info, drop me a line and I'll help if I can.
how did I manage without it.. sigh...
(and no, I am not on commision!) its really is a brilliant innovation...

SM

Kyoto - 07 Oct 2008 15:51 - 20 of 24

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings
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