Sean Ridgeway works in the Euro Dollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange October 8, 2008.REUTERS/John Gress







The share price index DAX board is seen in front of a share trader at Frankfurt's stock exchange October 8, 2008. European shares were down only slightly by midday on Wednesday after a dramatic coordinated rate cut by the world's top central banks lifted stocks from five-year lows hit early in the day. Picture is taken with multiple exposure function of the camera.REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbacht
European Central Bank (ECB) Governor Jean-Claude Trichet gestures during a plenary session on economics at the World Policy Conference in Evian October 7, 2008.
A foreign currency dealer reacts as she monitors a screen displaying foreign exchange rates at the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) in Seoul October 8, 2008.
European Central Bank (ECB) Governor Jean-Claude Trichet gestures during a plenary session on economics at the World Policy Conference in Evian October 7, 2008.