UK markets braced over bank worries
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UK bank shares fall on worries about big mortgage lender Northern Rock, as the credit crunch continues.
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U.S. shares are expected to fall on  Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,  interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive  sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.
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Â· Pound falls as news swirls around money marketsÂ· US Fed poised to cut rates amid global liquidity crisis
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London equities fell in opening trade on Tuesday, with banking stocks in the vanguard of the decline after news of lower mortgage market share at HBOS and a warning of continued upward pressure on interest rates from the Bank of England.
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London equities were little changed on Wednesday ahead of the publication of minutes from the Bank of England's latest rate setting meeting.
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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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Bank of England (BoE) policymakers are widely predicted to freeze interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday after last month's surprise hike to borrowing costs.
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Fears of a house price crash and the impact of cheap imports have tempered Bank of England expectations of an inflationary spurt. The Bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee, in its quarterly
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Stock futures fell on Friday, suggesting Wall Street shares could open under pressure after British mortgage lender Northern Rock  became the biggest UK casualty of the current liquidity squeeze.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets experienced mixed fortunes Tuesday in cautious trade before a US interest rate decision, as the British banking sector rebounded slightly led by troubled Northern Rock.
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Wall Street looked set to fall further on Wednesday on growing worries of a U.S. recession which battered Asian and European markets.
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Stocks declined on Monday, led by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled worries that the credit market turmoil would spread.
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Bank of England policymakers are widely expected to hold interest rates at 5.25 percent on Thursday, while recent volatility across financial markets is unlikely to affect the outcome, economists said.
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Northern Rock hopes a UK government pledge will reassure its customers as other banking shares soar.
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London stocks were higher on Wednesday as banks rallied, with Northern Rock rising strongly after saying it had received a number of unnamed approaches.
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European equities fell on Thursday as interest rate concerns resurfaced, with comments due from US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials, while the Bank of England is seen keeping UK rates on hold.
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British economy well-positioned to 'weather the global financial storms', prime minister says