Markets afternoon briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Feb 03 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News US investors ponder mixed set of earnings Feb 03 2009 15:35 Wall Street stocks struggled for momentum, although investors found some bright spots amid a glut of mixed corporate earnings, giving them at least some reason to return to the market Read more » CDS regulation in Europe moves closer Feb 03 2009 10:51 The prospect of legislation which would force banks and dealers in Europe to clear their deals in the huge credit default swap market centrally moved closer, when a top EU regulator asked parliamentarians to back the move Read more » Aussie dollar rallies after rate cut Feb 03 2009 11:08 The Australian dollar rebounded from ten-week lows against the US dollar on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia hinted that it might slow the pace of monetary easing. Read more » Volatility sees Europe dip in and out of red Feb 03 2009 15:34 European shares oscillated in and out of negative territory on Tuesday after a strong showing by the telecoms sector struggled against falling energy shares and banks Read more » Vodafone helps FTSE into positive territory Feb 03 2009 15:38 Vodafone helped the FTSE move into positive territory in afternoon trading after the mobile phone group raised its annual sales forecast and beat third quarter forecasts Read more » Indian import shift stirs sugar market Feb 03 2009 12:11 Sugar prices rose after India announced approval for duty free imports of raw sugar while oil rallied and gold held above the $900 level Read more » IMF warning blunts rally on Asia markets Feb 03 2009 09:57 Warnings by the International Monetary Fund that Asian economies would only grow by 2.7 per cent this year blunted an earlier rally on the region's stock markets Read more » BOJ unveils $11bn stock buying scheme Feb 03 2009 08:12 The Bank of Japan has pledged to spend $11bn to buy shares held by Japanese banks to ease the pain from the global financial crisis, reviving a scheme launched earlier this decade to head off a domestic banking crisis 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.