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GLOBAL - Markets have slipped back into the red after the Dow Jones posted heavy losses on the opening bell, as fears of a double-dip recession intensify.

GLOBAL - Now Europe and the US markets have been put in the ‘too-difficult' basket, managers and allocators have turned attention to Asia, a region some might feel is the world's ‘last man standing'.

GLOBAL - Markets have rallied overnight and this morning as the Federal Reserve announced it would hold interest rates at close to zero until 2013.

GLOBAL - European markets have stabilised after a volatile morning along with overnight falls in Asia and the US.

EUROPE - European stock markets have given up early gains, which had been triggered by the European Central Bank saying it intended to buy up government debt.

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EUROPE - Hedge funds had much of their gains this year wiped out on Friday as half the alternative strategies reporting daily data to Hedge Fund Research's investable indices lost over 1% of their value in just 24 hours.

EUROPE - Investors are flocking to safe haven UK government bonds as they seek shelter from turbulent global markets.

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GLOBAL - Markets across the globe have fallen further this morning after a rout on major indices yesterday sparked fears of another recession.