Morning Kyoto.
I didn't like the look of your report from the IMF above. Doom and gloom forecasts plus Mervyn King's talks have spooked the banks yet again. Pity I am long with real shares and not playing the short market.
TT

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The market is looking fairly negative now. Was hoping that we would recover on the US open but the opposite - we've got weaker.

FTSE keeps bouncing off that 5200 support though. There have been some absolutely brutal moves on the miners in the last few days - if this turns there's going to be a lot of money to be made on the upside - timing the entry is everything though at the moment!



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