Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Feb 20 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Miners take London shares to year lows Feb 20 2009 08:53 The FTSE 100 stayed around year-lows on Friday, with mining stocks back in the vanguard of the losses after Anglo American cancelled its dividend, stoking fears about capital positions in the heavily-weighted sector Read more » Economy fears dog Asia-Pacific markets Feb 20 2009 05:13 Asian stocks slid and the US dollar rose as investors chose safety on evidence the global economy remains in difficulty and the nationalisation of more banks in the developed world is increasingly likely Read more » US bank stocks fall to 17-year low Feb 19 2009 23:59 US banking shares hit their lowest level since 1992 on Thursday as fears mounted that the government would be forced to nationalise a key institution Read more » UK set to miss borrowing target by big margin Feb 19 2009 22:15 The Treasury is on course to miss its public borrowing target by a wide margin, official figures showed, as the recession hit the revenues of many taxes and left the public finances far adrift of pre-Budget report forecasts made as recently as late November 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.