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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(AP) - Asian stocks tumbled for a second day Thursday as a barrage of downbeat company forecasts deepened fears of a global recession. Every major regional benchmark was in the red. Japan's Nikkei lost 5.5% to 8,195.74, on top of a 6.8% drop yesterday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng... More »

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Hang Seng • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average



 Asian Markets Plunge Again 


Key indexes down across board amid continuing recession fears

Oct 16, 08 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Share prices tumbled in Asia again today amid fears of a US recession and a braking global economy, reports MarketWatch. The key Nikkei 225 Stock Average plummeted 10%, the Hang Seng Index dropped 7.6%, and the China Enterprises Index lost 9.9%. The MSCI Asian Pacific Index—set for... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • recession • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Hang Seng China Enterprises Index • S&P/ASX 200

 Nikkei Up 14% in Record Rally 

Bank support plans boost Japan's index to biggest gain in its history

Oct 14, 08 1:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nikkei  surged over 14% on the news that the US and Europe will buy up stakes in troubled banks, Bloomberg reports. The index's biggest gain in history follows its biggest loss in its history last week. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday yesterday when global indexes soared. Hong... More »

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stock market • global economy • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • financial crisis

 Fed Joins 5 
 Central Banks 
 in Shock Rate Cut 

US, EU, UK, others offer 50-point reduction to reverse diving markets

Oct 8, 08 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Reserve and five other central banks cut interest rates by 50 basis points in an emergency attempt to stem the economic effects of the credit crisis, reports Bloomberg. The move brings the American benchmark rate to just 1.5%, while the European Central Bank and the monetary authorities... More »

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Federal Reserve • central bank • Asian markets • European Central Bank • credit crisis • European markets • Bank of England • interest rate cut

UPDATE

 World Markets Tumble 

Biggest drop in over 20 years, Brit bailout fails to stop FTSE dive

Oct 8, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a global recession sent markets plummeting around the world today, Bloomberg reports. Japan's Nikkei index nosedived 9.4%—its biggest fall since the stock market crash of 1987. Indonesia and Russia halted trading after their benchmark index dove 10%. Of 100 companies listed in Britain's FTSE 99 fell... More »

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stock market • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • credit crisis • FTSE 100 • FTSE • financial crisis

 Asia Stocks Edge Up 

Aussie rate cut spurs recovery in some markets, Nikkei down to 5-year-low

Oct 7, 08 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks outside Japan made a modest recovery from yesterday's plunge after Australia slashed its interest rate a full percentage point to 6%, Reuters reports. Indexes in South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore all edged up slightly. In Japan, the Nikkei was down 3% to a 5-year low after the Bank... More »

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Australia • South Korea • Taiwan • Singapore • Nikkei • Asian markets • Bank of Japan • interest rate cut

 Europe 
 Scrambles 
 to Save Banks 

Governments rescue troubled institutions, pledge to back deposits

Oct 6, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barely a day after rejecting the need for a massive unified rescue plan, European leaders are wading into two substantial bailouts and vowing to save banks, Bloomberg reports. France’s BNP Paribas will take over Fortis in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Germany’s government and banks bail out Hypo Real... More »

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Germany • Europe • France • Italy • Ireland • Asian markets • credit crisis • Britain • financial crisis

UPDATE

 European, Asian 
 Markets Edge 
 Up After Dive 

US economic illness goes viral

Sep 30, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe markets edged back up after an early drop today as the failure of the US bailout package continued to sap confidence worldwide, Bloomberg reports. Asia's markets went into freefall on opening this morning but gradually recouped some losses on hopes of a fresh deal. The Nikkei index was down... More »

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financial markets • central bank • Asian markets • credit crisis • bailout • financial crisis

(Newser) - Stocks were down in Europe and Asia today amid fears of a global recession despite the massive government bailout being arranged in the US. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index dipped for a second day, falling 1.8% in early trading, Bloomberg reports. Barclays fell 3.6% and Australia's Macquarie... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • recession • Asian markets • European markets • financial crisis

 World Markets 
 Mixed: 'Fasten 
 Your Seatbelts' 

US turmoil continues to roil world's market; central banks act to insure liquidity

Sep 18, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A huge cash injection into global money markets by central banks and the buyout of British lender HBOS by Lloyds-TSB eased some investor worries and pushed European stocks slightly higher today, reports the New York Times. But concerns about the ongoing crisis in the US continued to batter Asian stocks... More »

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Asian markets • credit market • European markets • London markets • banking industry

 Asian Markets Plunge 

US financial turmoil sparks regional selling frenzy

Sep 16, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asia's markets took a huge hit today amid fears of a US financial meltdown, the Wall Street Journal reports. Markets in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea were spared from the global plunge yesterday due to a public holiday—but the respite proved to be short-lived. Japan and Hong Kong's... More »

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currency • financial markets • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • financial crisis

 Lehman Crash 
 Triggers Global 
 Market Tumble 

US futures and dollar sink: 'It's mayhem'

Sep 15, 08 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, along with news that mammoth insurer AIG is seeking a $40 billion Federal Reserve loan, has sent European and Asian markets, US futures and the dollar sharply downward, Bloomberg reports. Swiss-based UBS AG, Europe’s bank most hurt by the subprime crisis, plunged 7.2%. Australia’s... More »

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stock market • bankruptcy • futures market • Lehman Brothers • Asian markets • European markets • US dollar • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Asia Stocks Hit
 2-Year Low,
 Europe Tumbles

Banks lead losses as US housing market woes trouble world

Aug 19, 08 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks hit a two-year low today and European markets opened lower amid fears that the US will be forced to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In Tokyo the Nikkei tumbled 2.3%, leading declines across the region. Stocks of big European banks such as Barclays and Socié... More »

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London Stock Exchange • Nikkei • Asian markets • US dollar • financial crisis

 World Markets
 Tumble, Dollar
 Hits New Low 

Euro hits $1.60 as banks lead declines

Jul 15, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - World stocks hit their lowest level since 2006 today as credit-market losses and weakening consumer confidence sent shares falling, reports Bloomberg. The big banks, from UBS in Europe to Cathay in Asia, led declines. The MSCI World Index, Morgan Stanley's indicator of global finance, has now slid into bear market... More »

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financial markets • pound • euro • yen • Asian markets • European markets • US dollar • weak dollar • financial crisis

Analysts Say Oil Price Drop Is Long Way Off

Declining Asian demand could bring relief ... by early '09

Jun 9, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A reining-in of Asia’s demand for oil could help the global crude supply rebound, eventually dropping prices sharply, analysts tell Reuters. But the price relief likely won’t show up until the end of this year or early next, as data needed to help traders set prices is slow... More »

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Asian markets • gas prices • oil price • crude oil • oil production

MARKETS

 Asian Markets Surge
 As Dollar Comes Back 

Greenback back above 100 yen; best day in a month in Tokyo

Mar 19, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks in Asia had their best day in a month as investors reacted to the Fed's 75-point rate cut and a top Chinese company announced higher-than-expected earnings. The Nikkei climbed 2.5%, with financial stocks leading gains, reports Bloomberg. Companies with substantial business in America also did well—Canon jumped... More »

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Tokyo • Nikkei • yen • Asian markets • US dollar

MARKETS

 Tokyo Recovers,
 Shanghai Falls Again 

Bargain-hunting traders shore up Nikkei after big falls

Mar 18, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Markets in Tokyo had an up day, recovering some of yesterday's major losses as investors speculated that Japan will stand firm in the face of an economic slowdown. Insurers led the gains on the Nikkei, which rose 1.5%. Other Asian bourses also did well Tuesday, but China was an... More »

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Nikkei • Hang Seng • Wen Jiabao • Asian markets • CSI 300

UPDATED

 Dollar Nosedives,
 Global Markets Tumble 

Greenback falls to record lows after Bear buyout, rate cut

Mar 17, 08 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar took a pummeling and equity markets in Europe and Asia slumped as worried investors reacted to the Bear Stearns fire sale and the Fed's emergency rate cut. The dollar dropped to a shocking 95 yen, hit an all-time low of $1.59 against the euro, and remained below... More »

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Bear Stearns • euro • Nikkei • Hang Seng • yen • Asian markets • US dollar • Swiss franc • JPMorgan Chase

 JP Morgan Buys Bear 
  Stearns for $2 a Share  

Deal rushed today to avoid filing for bankruptcy

Mar 16, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - JP Morgan has agreed tonight to buy Bear Stearns for a scant $2 a share, a bargain-basement price—stock closed at $30 a share—that demonstrates the urgency of staving off the collapse of the venerable investment bank and widespread panic in financial markets, the AP reports. The Bush administration... More »

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stock market • Wall Street • Bear Stearns • acquisition • Asian markets • James Dimon • JPMorgan Chase

Markets Drop
as KKR Unit Delays Payment

Concern about liquidity in the US has investors selling off in Asia

Feb 20, 08 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Asian stocks slumped today after reports in the Financial Times that a struggling arm of private equity heavyweight Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. missed a second payment on billions of dollars of commercial debt just 6 months after two of its founders poured $270 million into the company. Investors cashed out as... More »

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private equity • stock market • subprime mortgages • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • Henry Kravis • Asian markets • commercial paper • subprime crisis

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