Monday, September 26, 2011

Markets Flash Global Warnings

Yellow Alert: From Copper to Chinese Stocks to Junk Bonds, More Signals Are Pointing to a Slowdown in World Economy

According to the Wall St Journal for months it has been all about Europe and the U.S. Suddenly, investors have reasons to worry about the rest of the world.

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 6.4%, its worst week since October 2008, leaving it down nearly 7% for the year. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index did nearly as poorly last week and now is down 9.6% this year. But rather than focus solely on Greek debt, European banks and the U.S economy, many investors have begun to wring their hands about a new set of indicators they say portend a serious slowdown in ...

Read all about it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204010604576592790649429556.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

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