Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Market Update


The financial markets will have to wait until later this week for further news on the US bailout of financial institutions after the House of Representatives voted against the USD700 billion rescue plan for the financial industry announced by US politicians over the weekend.

It is anticipated that the US Senate will try to salvage the plan perhaps as early as tomorrow. Some changes are expected to the legislation to pacify Republicans who are pushing for a mandatory insurance programme. They may also push for the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend mark-to-market accounting and require banking regulators to assess the real value of troubled assets. (continue reading…)