Wie kam es zu den Kurseinbrüchen an der Wall Street + aktuelle Einschätzungen - je 22.01.2008 16

Well as you heard earlier in the show, the interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve failed to assuage the fears of investors that the United States is in for a recession that could propel other economies into downturn as well. (Peter:) U.S. markets joined stock exchanges around the globe in freefall, plunging about 300 points as trading opened. The U.S. central bank had tried to placate worries by slashing interest rates three quarter of a percentage point -- the biggest single shift in rates since 1994. +++SYN-MAZ+++