* Bank of America’s bad loans jump, shares fall by as much as 24 %.

* Goldman Sachs say that credit losses at Citigroup continue to grow at a rapid rate.

* Dow falls by over 3 % as worries over the Bank’s stress tests accelerate

* Oil tumbles $4.5 as global banking worries pervade.

It’s been a one way path since the start of the European session this morning with aggressive gains made by the Dollar pushed Eur/Usd and especially Cable lower. The Yen also rallied strongly as the risk aversion play came back to haunt the markets.

Ranges

Eur/Usd 1.2895 – 1.2985

Cable 1.4500 – 1.4585

Usd/Jpy 97.65 – 98.80