Anyone watching the Asian markets

[FreakinDJ]

Like a rock ....

[Poll_Blind]

1. Are any of them past 4% yet? Looks like Hang Seng might be.

What's a good page you look at for up-to-the-minute numbers on this? I don't have cable.

PB

[FreakinDJ]

2. Hang Seng -4.04%

This one is easy

http://finance.yahoo.com/

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. On the right, just below the main view

http://www.google.com/finance

[Nancy Waterman]

4. new york times front page

Hang Seng down 4.04%

[Speck Tater]

9. Two are real close to -5%

^JKSE at -4.99%
^STI at -4.85%

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia

[aquart]

5. Yeah, but they're also freaking about rice.

Which is a much more immediate fear.

[OHdem10]

6. The Market are reacting to Possible Slowdon in Europe. China

is combatting Inflation which could mean an intentional
slowing in China Japan slowing.

Fear of GLobal Slow down. The Markets were having bad
weeks before out Downgrade.

[still_one]

7. and Bloomberg is saying the money is going into U.S. treasuries /nt

[Speck Tater]

8. Watch the carnage unfold in real time here...

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia

[sfpcjock]

10. It'll probably be down 100 at the close

Our companies have a lot of profitability and value due to the $2.5 trillion they are sitting on, so eventually the hedge funds and banksters will go back to buying them. Asia has the additional worry, like France, that they didn't have AAA credit to begin with, so possibly they can be downgraded too, as part of S&P's game. Don't Panic, and don't just do something. Sit there!

[Mojorabbit]

11. And gold is 1715.40 which is astounding. nt