Worldfocus » world market http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Despite gloom and doom, world markets surge http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/04/despite-gloom-and-doom-world-markets-surge/5252/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/04/despite-gloom-and-doom-world-markets-surge/5252/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:11:57 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5252 U.S. stocks are up, and they are joined by markets in Asia and Europe — a trend that has occurred almost continuously over the past two months.

John Authers, the Financial Times’ investment editor, joins Martin Savidge to discuss positive notes about consumer spending, home refinancing and lending as well as the anticipated release of “stress tests” on U.S. banks this week.

U.S. stocks are up, and they are joined by markets in Asia and Europe — a trend that has occurred almost continuously over the past two months. John Authers, the Financial Times’ investment editor, discusses what’s behind the market surge as well as positive signs about consumer spending, home refinancing and lending. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_global_authers.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_global_authers.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/04/despite-gloom-and-doom-world-markets-surge/5252/feed/ France urges stricter regulation of European markets http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/09/26/france-urges-stricter-regulation-of-european-markets/1439/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/09/26/france-urges-stricter-regulation-of-european-markets/1439/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:29:04 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=1439 As the crisis on Wall Street continues to ripple, French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke at the United Nations summit about the need for heightened regulation.

David Braunschvig of the Council on Foreign Relations speaks with Martin Savidge about the role of French and German leaders on imposing stricter European market regulation.


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