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Stocks Retreat in Asian, Euro Markets

Posted Jan 28, 08 5:59 AM CST in World,  Business    Most Covered

(Newser) – European and Asian markets slid again today as fears that the US is in a recession gained ground—despite efforts to shore up its economy and the likelihood the Fed would cut rates up to 50 basis points this week, reports Reuters. Commodity producers and banks suffered as investors worried about a global slowdown and anticipated more losses tied to the subprime contagion.

Japan’s Nikkei lost nearly 4% and China’s CSI 300 reached its lowest level since November. The FTSEurofirst 300 fell 1.3% percent, taking January's losses near 13%; the MSCI World Index and the DJ Stoxx 600 lost 1% and 1.5%, respectively, as markets in France, the UK and Germany also retreated. "It's stocks down, bonds up again," said a London trader.

Sources Reuters, Bloomberg

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Men walk past a logo outside the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday Jan. 21, 2008. European and Asian stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism...   (Associated Press)
Pedestrians walk in front of a financial display screen in London, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Turbulence roiled world stock markets again Tuesday, with Asian stocks falling on fears of recession in the U.S.,...   (Associated Press)
An equity trader of the Danish bank, Danske Bank, check stock prices in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Turbulence roiled world stock markets again today.   (Associated Press)
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