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  • US close: Flight to safety as Eurozone panic sets in

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    - Investors turn to US government bonds and gold - RIM close to the edge after forecasting surprise operating loss - House builders battered by shock housing data - Retailers routed as retail survey suggests fall in like-for-like sales

  • Europe close: Spain pushing Europe to the brink

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    - Spain on the brink after central bank governor resigns - Italy fails to hit target at bond auction - Anti-bailout party leading opinion polls in Greece

  • US midday: Stocks fall back on Europe woes

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    -Romney closes gap with Obama in some polls -ECB may expand flexibility in covered bond purchases

  • US broker round-up

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Chevron, Darden, Facebook, LinkedIn, Suntrust, Wynn Resorts

  • Forget Greece, Spain may exit the euro first

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The Chief Executive of economic consultancy Strategy Economics believes that Spain is more likely to leave the euro than Greece.

  • US pre-open: Treasuries rise on haven demand

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The main US equity benchmarks are expected to open lower today by about 1% on average, giving back all of yesterday’s gains. That following renewed signs of stress in the Eurozone periphery and ahead of a very data heavy calendar tomorrow and Friday.

  • DQ sells 'The Jungle Book' to Disney

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    In a deal that smacks of selling coal to Newcastle, AIM-listed global entertainment company DQ Entertainment has sold its animated series 'The Jungle Book' to Disney XD, a digital cable and satellite television network owned by The Walt Disney Corporation.

  • Europe midday: Confused day in financial markets

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    -Successful Italian debt auction -ECB denies FT article, more or less -Crude futures fall back

  • Eurozone economic confidence ebbs to two-year low

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The European economy appears to be even worse than the doom-sayers have been saying, with sentiment falling across the board.

  • Spain is in the 'hot seat' of the crisis

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The market has gone from talking about the Greek debt crisis and its vulnerable bailout deal with the 'Troika' to Spain and the recapitalisation of its banking sector.

  • Egan Jones joins downgrade parade in Spain

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Egan Jones, an independent NRSRO (Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization) in the US, has become the latest rating agency to downgrade Spain.

  • ECB denies sticking its nose in on Bankia plans

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The European Central Bank has denied press claims that it has been sticking its nose into Spain's affairs and advising on the southern European country's plans to recapitalise stricken lender Bankia.

  • Europe mid-morning: Spain repeating Ireland's mistake?

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    -Italy debt auction on tap -Banks deposit €759.7bn overnight at ECB

  • US Treasury to evaluate European crisis plans

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Time and time again, US leaders have highlighted their concern over the European sovereign debt crisis so it is little surprise that the US Treasury has sent over a representative to help matters along, and protect US interests.

  • Asia: Retreat as stimulus hopes subside

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    The Nikkei and Hang Seng settled in the red on Wednesday, in relatively light trading, as the euro continued to fall on concern about Spain's debt woes.

  • European broker round-up

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Banco Sabadell, Carrefour, CGG Veritas, Inditex, Peugeot

  • Spain’s central bank governor steps down early

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Bank of Spain governor Miguel Fernández Ordóñez has announced that he will resign on Sunday, June 10th, instead of waiting for his term to expire on July 12th.

  • Support and resistance levels for the main securities

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Security: Support/Resistance: EUR/USD: 1.2500/1.2918; FTSE100: 5,253/5,413; S&P 500: 1,290/1,344; EURO STOXX50 Fut.: 2,085/2,188

  • Ticker at dawn: Asian markets

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    Nikkei: -0.28% (8,633.19 points). Shanghai SE Composite: -0.17% (2,385.59 points). Hang-Seng: -1.78% (18,716.83 points).

  • ECB rejects Spain's funding plan for Bankia

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

    'ECB rejects Spain plan to bolster Bankia' is the headline that jumps out from the front page of Wednesday’s edition of the Financial Times (FT).

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