GLOBAL STOCKMARKETS suffered major losses yesterday and are expected to continue to fall today as Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day fall yesterday since 9/ 11, and on the back of worries about the strength of the Chinese and US economies, says the Guardian.
It was all sparked yesterday by a fall in Shanghai of 9% by close of business and rippled across the globe, to se the Dow Jones closed down more than 400 points and the UK’s FTSE 100 index dropped 150 points or 2.3% There are now worries US and China are about to plunge into recession – on the back of pressure on the housing market and the rapid price of securitised loan packaging since the bankruptcy of several sub-prime lenders, as well as concerns the White House might be preparing air strikes against Iran's nuclear capability. The Scotsman adds part of the concern is the South African...
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