Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei reached the midpoint down 140.19 points at 11,950.4,
while the Hang Seng index ended the morning up 146.10 points at 19,018.95.

US light crude for November delivery rose 26 cents to $106.87 a barrel.

Happy trading!

G.


PS Sorry about the errors in the opening post. I will ask one of the techies to
take a look a.s.a.p.

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Sept 24Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares mixed, gold dips

Morning all. Market reports:

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

Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, is to invest up to $10bn (5.4bn) in Goldman Sachs as the investment bank attempts to bolster its financial position amid continued fallout on Wall Street as a result of the sustained credit crisis.
Warren Buffett to invest $10bn in Goldman

US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the US economy faces serious consequences if Congress fails to approve quickly a proposed $700bn (377m) mortgage bail-out fund.
Fears over US economy as $700bn bail-out awaits approval

Could this be the turn in the bond market? The relief rally following the promised $700bn ($538bn) clean-up of Wall Streets toxic waste lasted barely more than a trading day. Foreign investors may finally be cottoning on that they are bailing out Uncle Sam. With bonds and shares falling and oil shooting up this could get nasty.
US Treasuries: Will foreign investors remain buyers?

The billionaire John Paulson was revealed yesterday as one of the hedge fund bosses who has been short-selling UK bank shares - placing a near 1bn bet that their share prices would fall dramatically.
Get Shorty: The man who has bet 800m against British banks

Almost half of all Britons fear that their money is not safe in the bank. An exclusive survey for The Times has revealed that 44 per cent of us are less certain about the security of bank deposits, the clearest indication yet of how confidence in Britain's financial institutions has drained away.
Customers lose faith in the security of their bank deposits

The Wednesday Press Roundup

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Sept 24

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Futures tick higher, GS news helps

PRESS DIGEST - PORTUGAL - Sept 24

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-EDF, banks lift Europe stocks in early trade

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK Small Caps flat early on

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 09:10 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 09:10 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Aerospace and transportation highlights to 09:10 BST

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 09:15 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Consumer and retailing highlights to 09:15 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Oil and utilities highlights to 09:15 BSTAsian stock market summary

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 09:20 BST

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 BST

*BAYER AG REITERATES 2008 OUTLOOK

Midday Market Overview

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK Small Caps stay flat midday

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Stocks down while U.S. shares edge up early

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 15:40 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Aerospace and transportation highlights to 15:40 BSTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 15:40 BST