La Bourse de Sydney plonge de plus de 6%, la valeur de l’or australien en chute

A man studies a fluctuating Australian Securities Exchange board in Melbourne after Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by a full 100 basis points amid fears of a global slowdown sparked by the US-based financial crisis on October 7, 2008. Shares which had been down more than 3.0 percent in early trading, after panic over the scope of the financial crisis sent markets plummeting worldwide, were up around 1.0 percent within minutes of the bank's announcement. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)