European financials hit by credit fears
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European equities had a mixed performance on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mostly fell in choppy trade on Wednesday as the euro struck a record high against the US dollar.
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Financial stocks led the slide in European markets on Thursday as investors shrugged off the action by global central banks as insufficient to stave off threats to growth.
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US and European stocks were hit by a new bout of nerves on Tuesday as economic reports and the minutes of the latest meeting of the US Federal Reserve forced investors to focus on the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on the wider economy.
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European stocks are under pressure on fears that central banks will not follow the US in slashing interest rates.
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The UK's main share index, the FTSE 100, falls sharply on fears of further credit woes in the banking sector.
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European equities slid to a 13-month low on Friday after a volatile week in which investors fled towards defensive stocks as a slew of broker downgrades put earnings expectations under pressure.
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After leading a mini-rally on Monday, banks gave up their early-week gains on Tuesday, pushing European stock markets lower with news of more and unexpected losses on credit products.
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European equities sank on Monday, tracking sharp losses across Asia, after financial stocks seen as being exposed to the bond insurance market were stung.
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European stocks, which have performed strongly recently, have fallen back sharply in morning trading, with London banking shares undermined by concern about bad debts and French exporters hit by weakness of the dollar.
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Banking stocks led a broad sell-off in European stock markets on Thursday as escalating fears losses at ailing bond insurers will eat into their profits overshadowed another US rate cut.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets tumbled on Wednesday as dealers priced in an imminent increase in eurozone-wide borrowing costs.
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Shares in European travel-related firms and reinsurers fall as investors worry about the impact of Asia's earthquake disaster.
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The European Central Bank and Bank of England flooded money markets with funds on Tuesday as the UK central bank chief warned of a possible "self-reinforcing" downward spiral in credit.
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European insurance stocks fall on the back of subprime bond claim worries.
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Business & money: Europe's largest bank warns investors it could face further write-downs of assets because of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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Banking stocks led European equity markets lower on Friday as record oil prices led to fears of rishing inflation and continued interest rate hawkishness.