A crise chegou?

O FT de hoje chama-lhe 'Fresh turmoil in equity markets', o WSJ 'Subprime Turmoil Catches Funds Off Guard'.

No Guardian, lemos 'Slide goes on for global markets'.

No Times, lemos 'Panicking investors fuel stock market fall'.

Isto dura desde 26 de Julho?

'The European Central Bank had earlier pumped a further €61bn (£41bn) into the money markets to fend off the threat of a credit crunch, where the availability of loans dries up and interest rates soar. The ECB had provided an unprecedented €95bn on Thursday to ensure liquidity in the markets and keep a lid on short-term interest rates. The world's central banks have now injected $323bn (£160bn) into the money markets over the past 48 hours, equivalent to a quarter of Britain's entire annual economic output [...] the Federal Reserve in Washington ploughed another $16bn into the US financial system, hard on the heels of a $19bn injection early this morning. The Fed had injected $24bn into the markets the day before in the same way. The action is not uncommon for the Fed in its daily management of the money markets, but the size of the cash injections is unusually high [...] Japan's central bank had earlier injected one trillion yen (£4.2bn) into the Tokyo market. At close of trade in Japan, the Nikkei 225 average had lost 2.4%. Hiroko Ota, the economy minister, said: "It is hard to tell how the sub-prime issue will affect the Japanese economy right now." The Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell 2.9%. The central banks across Asia and in Australia also took action to calm their volatile financial markets' G

Todos sabemos que o fantastico momento de alta que estamos a viver nao dura para sempre. Sera isto um aviso ou mesmo o fim do ciclo? Nao sei, mas vou ter isso em conta na escolha do proximo emprego... Adeusinho derivados de accoes!

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