Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Jan 22 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Pressure eases on London's banks Jan 22 2009 08:44 London equities bounced back in opening trade on Thursday, as traders started to lay bets that the plight of banking stocks had peaked. Read more » Asian stocks edge higher as banks rebound Jan 22 2009 04:51 Asia stocks rose slightly, with investors snapping up beaten down bank shares, but with global economic gloom still pervasive, safety trades such as the yen and US Treasuries also climbed Read more » Sterling hits 23-year low against dollar Jan 21 2009 23:03 Concerns about the UK financial system continue to undermine sterling Read more » Swelling stockpiles send metals prices down Jan 21 2009 22:41 Base metals tumbled but cocoa prices rose further, supported by the weakness of sterling and concerns about low output in the Ivory Coast Read more » France leads crackdown on rating agencies Jan 21 2009 22:27 The new head of the AMF says the financial regulator wants more power for a pan-European supervisor 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.