Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Mar 05 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE falls as quantitative easing moves closer Mar 05 2009 08:37 London equities fell as traders prepared for the arrival of unconventional measures in the latest phase of the Bank of England's battle with recession. Read more » China deflates Asian share market hopes Mar 05 2009 09:49 Asia-Pacific equities were mixed as investors weighed Beijing's pledge to keep economic growth at 8 per cent against their dashed hopes for additional stimulus funding from the Chinese government Read more » Australia extends short-selling ban Mar 05 2009 04:43 Ongoing market volatility and fears of predatory market bears have prompted Australia's corporate regulator to extend its ban on the short selling of financial stocks by almost three months Read more » Europe's shares rally on China stimulus hopes Mar 05 2009 01:09 ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, topped the French CAC 40 leaderboard on Wednesday on hopes that a fresh Chinese economic stimulus package would boost global steel demand 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.