Investors pulling out of Russia

Growth worries force euro lower
The euro falls to a 19-month low against the dollar as investors fear faltering European economic growth.

Shares climb after intervention
Most European and Asian shares move higher as a investors react to a co-ordinated cutting of interest rates.

Europe worries dent stock markets
Asian stock markets fall sharply as investors worry over the growing financial turmoil in Europe.

Asian shares down after US deal
Asian stocks fall as investors remain anxious despite news of agreement on a $700bn deal to rescue the US financial system.

Bank of East Asia rejects rumours
The Bank of East Asia is hit by worried investors trying to remove their savings from its branches in Hong Kong.