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January 2008

 

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  European Stocks Moving Sideways (Reuters)  Asian Stocks Decline on U.S. Economic Outlook (Bloomberg) U.S. Markets Close Flat (Reuters)   
  No reprieve for Wall Street at the closing of 2007 (AP)  European Stocks Decline on technology and retailer issues  European Stocks Rise on Energy Related Issues (Bloomberg)    
  Weak Economic Outlook Hurts Asian Stocks (Bloomberg)   Weakness Worry over Markets 

Japanese Markets Plunge after New Year Break (AP)

 
  Oil Prices Rise Over $96 a Barrel (AP)  Wall Street Plunges on Weak Manufacturing Report, Oil (AP)  Eyes on Jobs Data   
  Back in business   Jobless claims sharply down by 21,000 in latest week 

Dollar Higher against Euro on Speculation U.S. to Avoid Recession (Bloomberg)  

 
  Cyprus, Malta Start Using the Euro (Bloomberg)  Crude spikes to $100 intraday on supply concerns, Nigeria violence (MarketWatch) 

China Reserve Fund Reportedly Buys Stakes in Australian Banks (MarketWatch)  

 
  Dollar Opens Year with Loss on Possible U.S. Manufacturing Slow down (Bloomberg)  Euro close to a 3-Week High (Bloomberg)      
  Leading Emerging Market Investor Mobius says remaining in Pakistan (Times Online)       

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  Wall Street Markets Fell Sharply on Friday (AP)   Asian Markets end Little Changed   Asian Stocks Advance on Gold Miners, Parmaceuticals (Bloomberg)   Credit Concerns Return on Wall Street 
  On slippery ground   CEO James Cayne to step down at Bear Stearns (MarketWatch) 

Gold Prices Reach a New Record Above $880 (AP)  

BoE holds rates at 5.5% on inflation fears, signs of recovery (MarketWatch) 
  European stocks Find Balance on Monday, EADS drops (Reuters)   Looking to the Fed again 

Trying to Make the Best of a Difficult Situation  

Asian Stocks Decline on Property and Developer Stocks (Bloomberg) 
  Asian Stocks Continue to Drop on U.S. Outlook (Bloomberg)   Cyclical Stocks Lead Europe Higher (MarketWatch)  European Stock Markets decline on Retailers, telecoms (MarketWatch)  Possible downgrade for Freddie Mac's Strength Rating by Moody's (Bloomberg) 
  Oil Falls Further on Economic Concerns (Reuters)   Wall Street Ended Mixed in Volatile Trading (AP)  Wall Street Tumbles on Countrywide, AT&T (AP)  In Europe Retail Gets a Breather on Sainsbury’s results (Reuters) 
 

Yen Declines as Japanese Funds Focus on Overseas Assets (Bloomberg)  

Reversing an Overnight Decline Oil Prices Rebound (AP)    Wall Street Stages Rebound in Late Trading (AP)  
    Gold Reached All-time High, on Crude Oil, Dollar (Bloomberg)    Sterling Retreats, Other Currencies Level before ECB, BoE decisions (Reuters)  
    Oil Retreats as Weather in the U.S. Turns Warmer (Reuters)   ETFs Become More Complex (AP) 

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Bank of America May Buy Countrywide After Stake Slump (Bloomberg)      Earnings week begins   Asian Stocks Decline Led by Japan and Hong Kong (MarketWatch) 
Subprime Woes Resurface       Asian Market Volatility Follows Losses on Wall Street (MarketWatch)  European Stocks Retreating on Retailers and Pharmaceuticals (Bloomberg) 
Asian Markets continue to fall on subprime fears led by Japan and Korea (MarketWatch)       As Banks Prepare to Release Results Investors brace for Losses (Reuters)  Citi Announces Loss of $9.83 Billion in the Fourth Quarter (AP) 
Merrill Lynch write-down reportedly nearly double original estimate (MarketWatch)      CNBC Reports possible $24 billion Writedown for Citigroup (MarketWatch)  Tough Days Ahead  

Wall Street Ends Volatile Session Up on Potential Countrywide Buy (AP)  

    Precious Metals Rising with Gold, Platinum Reaching Record (Bloomberg)  IBM Quarterly Results Bring Gains for Wall Street (AP)  

Dollar Loses Ground after Ben Bernanke’s Speech (AP)  

    Euro Rises to Fresh Record on Hefty Rate Cut Expectations (Bloomberg)  Dollar Continues to Lose Ground on Fed Rate-Cut Bets (Bloomberg) 

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Asian Stock Markets in a Down Vortex (AP)   Fourth Quarter Loss of $9.8 billion for Merrill Lynch (AP) 

New Star Asset Management Shares in Record Decline (Bloomberg) 

   
Banks and Technology Leading European Stocks down (Reuters)   Asian Stocks End Up After Volatile Session; China Falls (Bloomberg)  Japan Stocks Recover in Afternoon Trading (AP)      

Wall Street Tumbles on Results and Economic Woes (AP)  

Housing sharply down by 14% in December, 25% in 2007 (MarketWatch)  European Stocks Modestly Lower in Morning Trade (Bloomberg)     
The pain continues  European Markets Rebound on Retailers and Banks (MarketWatch) 

Maybe there is hope  

   
JPMorgan announces a drop of 34 percent in the fourth quarter (AP)  Disappointing Intel News Lead Wall Street to Close Down (Reuters)  Wall Street Tumbles; Dow Falls 306 (AP)     

Dollar hits record against the Swiss Franc as stock markets tumble (Reuters)  

Wall Street Waits for the Fed Chief’s Testimony  Dollar Slightly Lower in Asia against Yen (AP)     
  The Dollar Rallies although Weakness Persists (AP)       
  No Chapter 15 for collapsed Basis Hedge Fund (AP)       

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Drowning in a sea of red   European shares Declined at Opening but off Lows (MarketWatch)  Asian markets rallied strongly then came off lows (MarketWatch)  Most Asian Stock markets Gained with Banks Leading Gains (Bloomberg)  Asia Markets Gain for a Third Day (AP) 
European shares plunge led by French banks (MarketWatch)   Is it Bear Time?   Red is still going strong   European Markets gaining strongly since early trade (MarketWatch)  Europe Up on U.S. Stimulus Package, banks, tech and commodity shares (Reuters)
Tokyo plunged on financials, energy issues (MarketWatch) 

Asian Markets Continue to Plunge on US Worries (AP) 

Fed Rate Cut Helps Soften the Fall (AP)  

Wall Street Plunged and then Rallied in Volatile Trade (AP) 

Wall Street Rises for a Second Day (AP) 

Crude Oil Prices Decline on U.S. Recession Concerns (Bloomberg)   Bank of America 4QEarnings down by 95 Percent (MarketWatch) 

Oil Prices Decline Following the Fed Cut (AP)  

Trading Loss for Societe Générale on Alleged Fraud (Bloomberg)  Oil Prices Breach the $90 Level per Barrel (AP)  
Chinese Bank Shares Fall Sharply (AP)   Interest rate cut by the Fed by 75 basis points (MarketWatch) 

Dollar Extends Losses Following the Fed Rate Cut (AP)  

Bracing for Earnings  A calmer end to a turbulent week  
Baltic Dry Index Plunges Raising Growth Concerns (MarketWatch)  Oil Prices Drop as Shares Tumble on Recession Risk (Bloomberg)  Hedge funds may be facing a worse year in 2009 (Bloomberg)      

Euro Retreats to Five-Month Low versus Yen (Bloomberg)  

       

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    European stock markets falling led by banks (MarketWatch)  U.S. durable goods orders rose by 5.2% in December (MarketWatch)  Fed Rate Watch 
    Another tough week begins   Nikkei gains 3 percent on earnings and Fed rate cut possibility (Reuters)  Economic Data Released January 30 
    Asian Stocks Decline on recession Concerns (Bloomberg)   European markets gaining on rate cut prospect by the Fed (MarketWatch)  Record Loss at UBS on $14 Billion Writedown (Bloomberg) 
    Oil Prices Follow Stock Markets Down (AP)   Fed rate cut expectation firing global stock markets  Asian stock markets declined in volatile session (Bloomberg)  
    Euro on the rise again versus the US dollar (AP)  Wall Street rises on rate cut expectations (AP)  European shares pull back before the announcement by the Fed (MarketWatch)  
    Singapore's Sovereign Fund Promises More Transparency (AP)  Yen gains on sale of higher-yielding assets as U.S. economy slows (Bloomberg)   Stocks on Wall Street Gained before the Fed Rate Decision (AP) 
    Missing Florida hedge fund manager surrenders to police (AP)      
         

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    Overshadowing the Rate Cut    
    Wall Street Gives up Gains from Wednesday’s Rate Cut (AP)     
    Sharp rise for U.S. jobless claims up 69,000 to 375,000     
    Asian Markets Turn Volatile Following the Fed Rate Cut (MarketWatch)     
    Fed cuts by half-point, but may not be done yet (MarketWatch)     
    MBIA Announces Big 4th Quarter Loss (Bloomberg)      
   
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