Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Jan 19 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News UK bail-out hopes put brake on bank losses Jan 19 2009 09:10 The UK government's latest attempt to end the uncertainty about big losses from banks helped put the brake on the recent dramatic slide on shares in most of the sector on Monday. But news of the biggest loss in British corporate history, from RBS, saw its shares heavily punished Read more » Asian shares rise with eye on help from Obama Jan 19 2009 04:45 Asian stocks pushed higher and the dollar lost ground as investors looked for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to quickly roll out hefty economic stimulus spending and a revived plan to buy bad bank assets Read more » Signs of shift away from WTI Jan 18 2009 23:33 Oil traders are pricing some of their deals away from the West Texas Intermediate contract in a setback for the benchmark that has dominated physical and financial oil markets since the early 1980s 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.