Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 64.04 points at 8,677,
while the S&P500 dropped 19.63 points at 931.80 and the Nasdaq Composite fell
27.61 points to 1,809.1.

Crude oil slipped to $66 a barrel on Nymex.

See you in the morning with the latest........

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei was down 50.7 points at 9,690.97, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning off 453.02 points at 18,123.45.

Crude oil traded at $66.18 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy trading!

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

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

Ben Bernanke urged Congress on Wednesday to act to bring down long-term budget deficits, or else face a future debt trap.
Bernanke warns on deficit

Latvia has become the first EU country to face a sovereign debt crisis after failing to sell a single bill at a treasury auction worth $100m (61m), prompting fears of a fresh storm in Eastern Europe as capital flight tests currency pegs.
Latvian debt crisis shakes Eastern Europe

According to the respected Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), activity in the services sector - which accounts for three quarters of gross domestic product (GDP) - jumped above the crucial 50 mark which separates contraction from expansion. Rising three points to 51.7 from 48.7 in May, it was the first time the sector had shown growth since April last year.
Services growth may signal recession's end

An auction of long-dated government bonds was oversubscribed as investors showed appetite for government debt.
Investors hungry for long-dated gilts

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