Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Asian stocks fall as financial crisis rolls on

Asian stocks fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, after more trouble in the U.S. financial sector, including a ninth bank failure, reminded investors of the frail state of the global economy.

Worries about world growth were fuelled after the International Monetary Fund trimmed global growth forecasts, bolstering the dollar and underpinning safe-haven government bond prices.

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