Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Jan 06 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE steady as retail newsflow cheers Jan 06 2009 09:00 The five-session rally on London's equities market faded on Tuesday, but well-received trading updates from High Street retailers kept overall losses small Read more » Asia Pacific rises for ninth consecutive day Jan 06 2009 09:08 The yen weakened overnight and oil and commodity prices rose, boosting Asia Pacific shares which rose for the ninth day in a row – the longest series of consecutive daily gains since for the MSCI Asia Pacific index since August 2004 Read more » Overview: Reports of $300bn Obama tax cuts lift mood Jan 05 2009 22:23 Optimism about efforts to revive the global economy helped improve investor risk appetite on Monday and provided support to equities, the dollar and money markets Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.