G20 finance ministers gather for crisis talks

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Updated October 10, 2008 13:10:59

The main US market index has ended the day lower for a seventh consecutive day. After a fresh wave of panic selling, the Dow Jones closed more than seven per cent down -- setting up the prospect of another bleak day on Asia-Pacific markets.

Presenter:Michael Rowland
Speaker: Wayne Swan, Australia's Treasurer; Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director; Dana Perino, White House spokeswoman

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