欧洲和亚洲股票价格星期一猛烈下跌，对美国经济问题的担心导致近年来股市最大幅度单日下跌。
在香港，恒生指数下跌5.5%，是2001年9/11恐怖袭击以来最大幅度的下跌。印度、中国、英国、法国和德国的股市下跌3%到7%之间。
Stock prices dropped sharply in Europe and Asia Monday, with fears of economic problems in the United States leading to the biggest single-day losses in recent years.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell five-point-five percent — its biggest fall since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Losses of between three and seven percent were recorded in India, China, Britain, France and Germany.