Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Feb 18 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE higher as financials find support Feb 18 2009 08:58 The FTSE 100 bounced back from three-month lows, with financial stocks receiving a measure of support after four sessions of sustained losses. Read more » Asian shares fall amid economic gloom Feb 18 2009 04:41 Deepening economic gloom and fears about the health of the global finance sector pushed Asian shares to their lowest level this month on Wednesday, prompting investors to move to low-risk assets such as regional bonds Read more » Asia's jobless may hit 23.3m in 2009 Feb 18 2009 08:19 Asia will see the number of jobless people rise by up to 23.3m in 2009, three times more than the estimate of 7.2m last month as the region reels from the deepening recession sweeping the world's richest countries Read more » MPC's Besley urges Bank to focus on target Feb 18 2009 00:26 The rate-setting committee member is calling for a 'credible' inflation target, even as weak growth and lower commodity prices seem likely to drive inflation well below the desired 2% level Read more » Euro battered by chill winds from east Feb 17 2009 22:51 The euro dropped to a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday on heightened concerns over eurozone banks' exposure to the worsening conditions in eastern Europe Read more » Asian interest and Russia plan bolster gold Feb 17 2009 23:00 Gold surged beyond the $970-an-ounce mark as other commodity prices tumbled with the Reuters-Jefferies CRB index sinking to a six-and-a-half year low, down 3.2 per cent on the day Read more » European investment funds slump Feb 18 2009 00:05 Turmoil in financial markets and a rush for the exit by investors wiped more than a fifth off the value of investment fund assets in Europe last year Read more » Investors flee from eastern exposure Feb 17 2009 23:14 European shares fell for the fifth time in six sessions as banks with exposure to the ailing central and eastern European economies came under heavy selling pressure Read more » Foreign money continues to pour into US Feb 17 2009 23:18 The latest monthly Treasury International Capital (Tic) data show that foreign purchases of US securities grew to $74bn in December 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.