Fedâs Action Stems Sell-Off in World Markets
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Confronting panic about a possible recession, the Federal Reserve announced the biggest one-day reduction of interest rates on record.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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The Federal Reserveâs surprise rate cut stemmed a fall in the Asian markets Wednesday but heightened fears of recession. Stocks in Europe were down slightly.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan shook financial markets yesterday with a warning that foreign nations may tire of financing the huge US trade and budget deficits.
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Another big sell-off in Asia and more modest declines in European markets preceded the downturn in the United States.
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Global stock markets saw some relief from the mayhem of the past few days as the US Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut helped stem the massive losses seen around the world.
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Business & money: Investors ploughed money into metal on back of concerns about dollar weakness and US slowdown
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World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
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Leading shares closed firmer, reflecting a strong early showing on Wall Street, with US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke saying the Fed will act to limit &quot;adverse effects&quot; on the economy.
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Global stock markets surged after the Federal Reserve moved aggressively to head off the risk of a sharp slowdown in the US economy on Tuesday, cutting interest rates by 50 basis points to 4.75 per cent.
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Leading shares have slid backwards after Wall Street reversed modest early gains ahead of a speech by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Wall Street extended last weekâs losses in early trading as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserveâs first credit auction will be effective in loosening up a tight market.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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The Federal Reserve, confronted with a global stock sell-off fanned by increased fears of a recession, cut a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Tuesday, the biggest one-day move by the central bank in recent memory.
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The global sell-off on equities markets continued in London on Friday, as investors pulled more money out of financial stocks amid fresh worry about losses relating to the US subprime lending crisis.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday in the latest leg of a global equities sell-off as investors' diminishing appetite for risk drove them to safer assets like bonds.
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World stocks relinquished some of the previous day's gains on Tuesday while the dollar edged up from all-time lows as investors pondered the outcome of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate cut is widely expected.