1.   Even so, those involved in the market stress a cautious approach.

2.   Fiscal and labor market stresses are accumulating because of imbalances between one generation and the next.

3.   In the last two years Premium Standard has responded to market stresses by halting expansion in Texas, reducing construction and cutting administrative overhead, Harms said.

4.   Anwar added that adequate capitalisation in financial intermediaries and market participants would allow these institutions to absorb the extreme shocks associated with periods of market stress.

5.   The central banks of Hong Kong and New Zealand on Wednesday signed a liquidity agreement aimed at strengthening the stability of their currencies at times of market stress.

6.   The central banks of Hong Kong and South Korea on Monday signed a liquidity agreement aimed at strengthening the stability of their currencies at times of market stress.