Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Apr 23 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Overview: Fears over financials spark late sell-off Apr 22 2009 23:06 Wall Street succumbed to a bout of late selling with worries over the health of the financial sector outweighing better earnings news from the broader market Read more » Finance sector fears hit Japanese stocks Apr 23 2009 05:22 Japanese shares fell as worries about the health of the global financial sector flared again after a larger-than-expected loss from Morgan Stanley and a report that top Japanese broker Nomura had also fallen deeply into the red Read more » US stocks fall in volatile trading Apr 22 2009 21:52 US equities fell as a late sell-off in the financial sector erased gains made during a choppy trading day on Wall Street as investors digested another busy day of earnings Read more » Market gasps at record £220bn of gilts Apr 23 2009 02:45 Medium-dated government bond prices have fallen sharply following Alistair Darling's announcement that he plans to raise a record amount of debt to help the country out of recession Read more » IMF says rapid rebound in prices 'remote' Apr 22 2009 23:10 Commodities are likely to remain 'subdued' as long as economic activity continues to slow are unlikely to rebound quickly to record levels, said the International Monetary Fund. 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.