by Roland Jackson Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Panic gripped trading floors across the world on Tuesday, with Asia and Europe plunging after record-breaking losses on Wall Street, as investors fretted over the prospect of rising US interest rates and took profits following months of markets euphoria. The selloff began last Friday when bright US non-farm payrolls data sparked fears that inflation will surge this year — and that the Federal […]
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World markets knocked by uncertainty in China and Greece
(Reuters) World markets were down on Wednesday (July 8) as investors worried about Greece’s debt crisis, a meltdown in Chinese markets and a slump in commodities. Euro zone leaders on Tuesday (July 7) gave Athens until the end of the week to come up with proposals for reforms in return for loans. Without the aid, Greece is likely to crash out of Europe’s single currency bloc. Markey analyst Chris Beauchamp said but a solution […]





