Financial Markets News August 28th, 2008
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008 - 11:11 amEuropean stocks slid on Thursday as profit-taking drove down oil shares, despite a rally in the banking sector
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FTSE falls as mining deal hopes fade
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 - 8:53 amLondon equities slipped back with miners losing ground as hopes for consolidation in the sector moved back
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Asian markets mixed, HK hurt by earnings
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 - 7:42 amAsia-Pacific equity markets were mixed as higher oil prices helped resource company names while disappointing earnings weighed on Hong Kong-listed shares
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Fed closes window on preferred ARS
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 10:29 pmThe Federal Reserve will not accept auction-rate securities issued by closed-end funds as collateral against loans from its discount window, eliminating a potential source of cash for banks preparing to buy back billions of dollars of these securities
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No short-term relief in corporate securitisation
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 8:43 pmThe outlook for the European corporate securitisation market is unlikely to improve this year as higher pricing, illiquidity and a damping of investor demand triggered by the credit crunch has reduced its appeal as a funding pool for companies
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Karachi struggles to regain sense of stability
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 8:43 pmPakistani officials were looking at ways to stabilise the country’s stock market after it fell a further 3 per cent amid rising political uncertainty
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Fannie-Freddie short-term debt sale bodes well
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 8:43 pmFannie Mae and Freddie Mac sold a combined $3bn of short-term debt, helping to reassure stock markets that the two beleaguered US mortgage financiers could still fund their operations without a government rescue
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Overview: ECB comments bolster euro
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 8:43 pmThe euro bounced off a six-month low against the dollar and European government bonds fell sharply as benign German inflation data were offset by hawkish comments from ECB officials
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US stocks lifted by durable goods data
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 2:11 pmUS stocks were poised for a weaker opening on Wednesday as oil prices climbed on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav could disrupt supplies of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, although stocks could get a lift from better than expected data on durable goods orders
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Dollar pulls back on oil supply fears
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 - 1:36 pmThe dollar was weaker on Wednesday, as oil prices rose ahead of US inventories data and amid concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav could threaten rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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