Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the DJIA was down 80.05 points at 7,270.89 with the S&P500 off
8.24 points at 764.9 and the Nasdaq Composite down 16.4 points at 1,425.43.

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

G.

Good morning traders,

In Asia today the Nikkei was 16.21 points at 7,445.01 with the Hang Seng off
104.34 points at 12,900.74 at the midday break.

Crude oil was up 29 cents at $42.68 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

The City watchdog has been accused of breaking its own rules by briefing certain analysts on its views on banks' solvency.
FSA accused of selective briefing of analysts

European policymakers are proposing that two new centralised bodies be created to oversee banking risk and financial stability across the continent.
European Commission proposes bodies to oversee banking risk and financial regulators

Fears that Britain is sliding into a deflationary slump will intensify today as a key survey shows collapsing activity in the services sector, the engine room of the economy.
Services collapse fuel fears of prolonged recession

Japan's exports fell by nearly half last month, with shipments of cars plummeting by over two thirds, plunging the world's second largest economy ever deeper into recession.
Japan hit by worst slump in exports for 50 years

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