Credit fears sting European equities
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European equities fell on Tuesday after losses in US and Asian stock markets, prompted by renewed fears of credit market weakness.
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European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.
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European equities were volatile on Tuesday as investors awaited extent of the damage on Wall Street, which was closed on Monday when the world's markets suffered their worst one-day losses since September 11 2001.
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European equities were sharply lower on Wednesday as concerns over higher borrowing costs in the eurozone encouraged profit taking in consumer industries.
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European equity markets traded cautiously higher on Friday, but banks struggled in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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Fears of a US slowdown amid mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street.
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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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European corporate credit markets suffered more pain on Wednesday even as the US staged a partial recovery on the back of improving equity  performances.
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A poll of investor confidence in Germany underscored fears Tuesday that shock waves from the US subprime mortgage crisis could ripple throughout the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy.
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Problems in the bond markets put pressure on financial firms' shares.
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Escalating fears the fallout from the US housing slowdown would spill over into Europe dragged Europe's indices lower on Monday, as central bankers said higher oil costs and the rising cost of credit would also weigh on growth.
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Losses for heavily-weighted banks and oil stocks led European equity markets lower on Monday, but consolidation in the tourism sector kept the market alert to M&amp;A activity.
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European equities fell sharply on Wednesday after retail stocks were severely hit by disappointing sales numbers from Britain's Marks & Spencer.
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European and Asian stock markets fell heavily on Thursday, even after Wall Street had ended higher as major central banks sought to soothe a global credit squeeze caused by the US home-loan collapse.
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European equity markets turned sharply lower on Friday, with banks struggling in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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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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Europe&#39;s main stock markets tumbled on Wednesday as dealers priced in an imminent increase in eurozone-wide borrowing costs.