澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-08（在线收听）

US President Barack Obama says authorities are probing yesterday's unusual stock market plunge. Stocks fell sharply worldwide amid investor fears that Greece's debt crisis could halt the economic recovery. President Obama says he will work with European leaders to prevent any more market turmoil.

"I also spoke this morning with German Chancellor Merkel regarding economic and financial developments in Europe. We agreed on the importance of a strong policy response by the affected countries and a strong financial response from the international community." He says US regulators will evaluate the stock market falls closely and will recommend an appropriate action.

Meanwhile US stocks continue to slide as questions linked about the causes of yesterday's dramatic dip. The Dow fell about 1.3 percent. European markets suffered too, closing at their lowest in six months. The FTSE dropped 2.6 percent while the Germany's Dax plummeted 3.2 percent. Turning to currencies, and the Australian dollar is steady against the US dollar buying about 89 US cents.

Leaders of eurozone countries have given the green light to a deal that will provide financial aid to Greece. According to European Union sources, the aid package's expected to total about 140 billion Australian dollars has been agreed to by 16 leaders at a summit in Brussels.