U.S. weighs financial markets disaster plan: report
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   has launched a review of disaster planning for the financial   markets, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
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Financial markets were hit hard by a disappointing jobs report.
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Investors were concerned that the U.S. credit crisis would crimp demand among U.S. consumers for Asiaâs exports.
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The global credit crisis and  volatility across developed financial markets could yet hurt  Russia and hinder long-term investment, Finance Minister Alexei  Kudrin said late on Saturday.
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The Federal Reserve acknowledged at its last regular meeting that a policy response might be necessary if financial market conditions worsened, minutes of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday, show.
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Wall Street tried to sort through some problematic readings on the economy and new concerns surfaced about the safety of owning financial stocks.
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Asian markets plunged Wednesday on growing speculation the U.S. economy Â a vital export market Â is sliding into a recession that could lead to a global slowdown.
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Reports of fresh damage from the teetering U.S. subprime mortgage sector provoked financial market wobbles on Tuesday as central banks around the world said their interest rate intentions had been thrown into doubt.
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The market has been shaken by uncertainty surrounding bond insurers and whether they will be able to handle large losses in the value of mortgage-backed bonds.
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Wall Street looked set to fall on Wednesday as investors worldwide struggled to decide whether a surprise U.S. interest-rate cut the day before was a sign of salvation or of worse to come in troubled markets.
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A report about a pandemic planning exercise in the financial services industry says operations should be able to continue. But it also cites some challenges, including telecommuting limitations.
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Uncertainty about future foreign exchange moves and what impact they might have on interest rates and asset prices is one possible risk to a stable outlook for the financial system, the Bank of England said on Monday.
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This week's stock market  slide provides a stark storm warning for global business  leaders and policymakers meeting in Switzerland, as pleas for  some form of coordinated policy response rise.
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Bankers remain wary of plans to launch a massive investment rescue fund to soften the blow of the U.S. subprime meltdown, saying it could interfere with a market recovery and stall a resolution to the credit crisis.
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Many members of the Bank of Japan policy board agreed in early July that there was uncertainty in the outlook for adjustments in the American housing markets because of subprime mortgage problems, minutes of the central bankâs meeting of July 11-12 showed. Some members said it was not highly likely that the subprime loan problems would severely affect credit markets, the minutes showed, but if that were to happen, there was a âpossibility that global financial and economic conditions could be badly affected.â The nine-member board agreed by an 8-1 vote to keep the overnight call rate target at 0.50 percent. The policy makers maintained the view that the United States economy would probably achieve a soft landing toward the end of the year.
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Major U.S. indexes have broken key  technical support levels, leaving the stock market vulnerable  to further declines and the turbulence could get worse,  according to chart watchers.
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Decision follows speculation that response to last year's financial turbulence might cost a second term