US bailout blow triggers stampede to safety

Recession fears grew and investors raced for safe havens after U.S. lawmakers' shock rejection of a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial industry, with Asian stocks skidding after Wall Street's biggest

TFI FX Commentary – Markets getting hammered

Markets getting hammered as bailout plan unexpectedly rejected Charis Charilaou Chief Dealer History usually repeats itself and after US lawmakers chose to reject the US Treasury’s $700 billion bail out plan, one

U.S. bailout failure sends markets reeling

Panic gripped markets after U.S. lawmakers unexpectedly rejected a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry, with Asian stocks opening sharply lower after Wall Street's biggest fall since the crash of

Bush says financial bailout package vital

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday the $700 billion financial bailout package addresses the root cause of the financial crisis and will help it from spreading throughout the economy. In

UK mortgage lending stalls in August

Approvals for new home loans in Britain fell to a series low in August while net mortgage lending slowed to a near standstill, figures from the Bank of England showed on Monday.