Asian Session: Citi cuts 52′000 jobs, markets jitter and stumble amidst continued fear of a globalized recession – extend U.S session losses into Asian trading. November 18th, 2008 G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD JPY 0.419 GBP 0.264 CHF -0.275 EUR -0.742 Currencies traded very thin markets yesterday and this morning as investors’ reluctance shone through
Alcoa shares fall sharply on UBS downgrade November 17th, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Alcoa Inc.
Russian stocks slammed by slowdown fears November 13th, 2008 LONDON (MarketWatch) — Russian markets fell sharply Thursday on continued fears the global economic slowdown will reduce demand for oil.
Tokyo, Sydney tilt lower early on; commodity shares fall November 12th, 2008 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks were lower in early trading Thursday, wtih commodity-related stocks leading the action to the downside, following further declines in crude-oil prices overnight, while Japanese export-related stocks were also weaker after the yen strengthened relative to the U.S.
Tokyo, Sydney tilt lower early on; commodity shares fall November 12th, 2008 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks were lower in early trading Thursday, wtih commodity-related stocks leading the action to the downside, following further declines in crude-oil prices overnight, while Japanese export-related stocks were also weaker after the yen strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar.