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Fri, 18 May 2012 21:19:50 GMT

Growth assets are shunned as investors fret about the future of the eurozone and the global economy, sending yields on German Bunds lower

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:23:01 GMT

Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group’s shares falling below the $38 price set on Thursday

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:52:16 GMT

Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:14 GMT

Possibility of Greek euro exit has rattled markets and caused investors to buy ‘safer’ assets, pushing UK and German borrowing costs to lows

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:04:41 GMT

Decline of groups involved in supplying essential raw materials for business show how investors really feel about the global economy’s direction

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:14:49 GMT

It is an ugly phrase, but ‘financial repression’ is the reason that many investors are buying government bonds for a return-free risk

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:21:43 GMT

S&P 500 financials index loses over 6% to make it the worst performing sector on the week, led by JPMorgan as its deals with fallout from $2bn loss

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:32 GMT

Concerns over the past few weeks about limited rainfall in southern Russia push US benchmark prices for the grain to an eight-month high

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:20:34 GMT

Single currency ceases sell-off but remains below $1.27, while Aussie and New Zealand dollar fall to fresh lows on global economic concerns

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:54:28 GMT

Banks and mining stocks lead the wider market to its sharpest weekly fall since September, with the benchmark index down 5.5% for the week

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