Monday morning in the ever-tense financial world began with the news that over the weekend three European governments had decided to offer blanket guarantees on savings; meanwhile in Asia shares fell as the markets opened for the first time after the vote in the US Congress to back a $700 financial package to help ease liquidity (Reuters) and in Europe shares fell badly when markets opened (Financial Times).

Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 6 October 2008 at 10:05 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 6 October 2008.

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