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week were led by sentiment concerning the banking sector. The week started
badly on fears that US banks might fail the stress test, and ended positively
when it emerged that it was likely that all had passed. The Stock Market is trapped within the Yin and Yang phenomenonAfter a volatile 5 days, world stock markets just managed to close last 5 days in the black. It was a week of two halves with the good work from the start of the week being undone in the second half as traders slipped into reverse gear on Thursday and Friday. At least markets managed to hold the gains from the previous week which in the context of the bear market is no mean feat. Economic Crisis - No country is immune from the gloomAfter a volatile 5 days, world stock markets just managed to close last 5 days in the black. It was a week of two halves with the good work from the start of the week being undone in the second half as traders slipped into reverse gear on Thursday and Friday. Will The Stocks Bear Market Continue To Reign?There Were Genuine Signs of Emerging Optimism in Stock Markets Last Week. Confidence Has Been Largely Absent so Far in 2009, With Every Attempted Rally Squashed Before it Really Had Chance to Get Going. There is a Growing Sense That This Time Round Things are Different, and This Belief Will Only Grow Further, if Markets Can Survive the Next Week or so Without Dropping Too Far Below Last Thursday’s Low. The Week AheadInvestors were evidently purging any potential risk in their portfolio, and turning to the perceived safe haven of gold, which touched the underside of $1,000 on Friday. World Equity Markets Took Two Steps Forward & Two Steps BackFootsteps leading to uncertainty just like the World Markets lately. Credit Crunch Springs Back Into ActionCiti group announced it will split in two after announcing an $8.29 billion loss. At the same time, Bank of America posted its first loss in 17 years while receiving a $138 billion bailout. Markets Suffer Their Worst Run for GenerationsThe final week of 2008 passed with many markets recording their worst annual performance for generations. Equities finished above their lows, but still finished down by at least 30%. The S&P 500 closed 2008 down 38%, while the Nikkei closed down over 40%. Pound Plunges Closer to Euro ParityA summarized article about the worldwide financial market in the past 7 days.
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