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Tim Besley, one of the two arch hawks on the Bank of Englands rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), sounded a warning yesterday about the impact of the credit squeeze on consumer demand, suggesting that he would not be an obstacle to rate cuts if conditions deteriorated.
MPC hawk Tim Besley suggests willingness to cut rates

Average asking prices have jumped more than 3pc in the last month, as estate agents test the market with higher prices, and new property listings drop to the lowest level since 2005.
UK house prices rebound strongly in February

The asking price for houses moved up last month but property is taking far longer to sell, according to new figures out today.
Clouds hover over the housing market

One of the billionaire founders of the Blackstone private equity empire has set up a charitable foundation to warn Americans of a looming economic apocalypse if the nation persists with a culture of "entitlement".
Blackstone founder backs apocalyptic warning with $1bn

NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Cadbury Schweppes to reiterate targets on sales and marginsOUTLOOK S&N seen taking UK share in last set of FY resultsOUTLOOK Barclays FY profit seen 2 pct lowerOUTLOOK Carlsberg FY net profit seen rising; 2008 guidance in focusOUTLOOK InterContinental seen weathering market turbulence, beating room targetSINGAPORE AIR SHOW OUTLOOK Asian airlines to unveil orders for Boeing, AirbusTFN economic and business calendarAustralian shares close higher on bargain huntingThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks, oil up

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei closed up 122.51 points at 13,757.91, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning ahead 517.11 points at 24,276.36.

New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March, rose 65 cents
to $96.15 a barrel in electronic deals on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Happy trading!

G.

Australian shares close higher on bargain hunting - UPDATE

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

BROKERWATCH BAT upped to 'buy' vs 'hold' at Deutsche Bank, target 1,900p

London shares outlook - lower; banks in focus as Barclays publishes FY results

BROKERWATCH Inditex upped to 'buy' from 'hold' at SG Secs, Next downgradedThe Tuesday Press Roundup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH Metro cut to 'underweight' vs 'equal-weight' at Morgan Stanley

STOCKWATCH Postbank up pre-bourse as HSBC and RBS reportedly eyeing buying bank

STOCKWATCH Barclays set for unsteady start after gains yesterday; FY pleases

STOCKWATCH Kingfisher down ahead of results;Investec retains 'sell', tgt to 115pSTOCKWATCH Cadbury lower after warning no capital return following demergerSTOCKWATCH Intercontinental Hotels lower after FY; Landsbanki repeats 'hold'

UK smallcap opening - Portland Gas up on project update; Seymour Pierce 'buy'

STOCKWATCH Barclays lower as profit falls; profit-taking after surge yesterday

UK small caps open firmer; NetStore strong on bid approaches

Metals - Platinum, palladium hit new highs on South African mining woes

Metals - Copper jumps above 8,000 usd on Chinese demand, falling inventories

OUTLOOK Anglo American FY earnings to rise on weaker rand, higher metal prices