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Io, di mercati immobiliari ne capisco assai poco, ma dopo il post di Marco intitolato "Segnali da non sottovalutare" mi sono cominciato a preoccupare. Oggi leggo l'articolo di seguito (FT) riguardo i problemi del mortgage market. Cosa succede di preciso?

Markets tumble as credit concerns spread

By Michael Mackenzie and Saskia Scholtes in New York

Published: July 24 2007 19:38 Last updated: July 25 2007 00:50

US stocks suffered their worst fall in nearly five months on Tuesday, reflecting fears that the problems in the mortgage market are spreading and investor appetite for complex debt instruments is drying up.

The S&P 500 index lost 30.52 points – 2 per cent – to 1,511.05, its worst one-day drop since losing 50.33 points on February 27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 226.47 – 1.6 per cent – to 13,716.95.