The market took fright after strong wage-growth data on Feb.
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Investors in Asia took fright early after the U.S. retail sales report.
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But the coalition's attempt at stimulus last year backfired when markets took fright.
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Global stockmarkets took fright at the trade news, none more so than in China.
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Businesses took fright, with more than 3,000 companies moving their legal domicile outside Catalonia.
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AFTER Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 2.33rd, financial markets took fright.
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Markets began 2019 on the rebound and then took fright—only to surge in recent weeks.
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But investors took fright, pushing the British pound to its lowest level against the dollar in over three decades.
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Investors took fright at Walmart's announcement that its online sales have slowed considerably, sending its share price down by 10%.
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Global markets took fright at the Federal Reserve's first hint that it might taper its monetary expansion policy in 2013.
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Reverberations spread through global financial markets, with European stock markets especially hit as investors took fright over banks' exposure to Turkey.
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I was violently startled when a group of horses in an adjacent field suddenly sensed me passing, took fright and bolted.
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With the bankruptcy of Carillion, another government contractor, still rippling through Whitehall, investors took fright, sending Capita's share price down by 48%.
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It also dragged the euro into negative territory as investors took fright at turmoil in one of the euro zone's biggest trading partners.
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Perhaps investors already took fright at signs of inflation; bond yields had been trending upwards since the end of the second world war.
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Businesses took fright; partly as a result, economic growth averaged just 1.7% in 2013-17, compared with 5% in Mr Piñera's first term.
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Markets took fright, interpreting this to mean there will be a "hard" Brexit with Britain having less access to the European Single Market.
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As investors took fright, the government shifted ground, announcing that the deficit would be trimmed by 53 percentage points in both 2020 and 2021.
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In reality, were Labour to win the election on June 8th the share price of those firms would probably fall as investors took fright.
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Investors took fright at the country's wide fiscal and current-account deficits, its 25% inflation and its rapidly expanding pile of foreign-currency debt.
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However, he warned France might not be able to count on rock-bottom interest rates for ever, especially if foreign debt-holders took fright.
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But investors took fright on Thursday when it became apparent that any gains were still some way off, wiping 22018 million pounds off its market value.
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That led to the 'taper tantrum' when investors took fright at the prospect that the ultra-cheap dollar funding they had grown used to would taper away.
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Despite Wednesday's headline quarterly figure matching expectations, markets also took fright, with the yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting a record low of -0.624%.
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Last week a rout spread across emerging assets as investors took fright at the prospect of higher interest rates and less stimulus from developed market central banks.
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Last week, investors took fright from an unexpected drop in sales by Tiffany, as the upscale jeweler became the latest victim of soft demand in the luxury sector.
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The ruble RUB= fell sharply on Monday as investors took fright after a new round of U.S. sanctions against Moscow, targeting officials and businessmen around Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian stock indexes, the rouble and shares in several major Russian companies fell sharply on Monday as investors took fright after a new round of U.S. sanctions against Moscow.
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On Friday the slide turned into a crash: the lira dropped as much as 18 percent, hitting U.S. and European stocks as investors took fright over banks' exposure to Turkey.
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It is, rather, an echo of the massive stimulus unleashed back in 2009 when Chinese policy-makers took fright at the global manufacturing slump that followed the global financial crisis.
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However, as investors took fright at the governance turmoil triggered by Guerra's exit, Del Vecchio pledged to take a step back once the two-CEO structure was firmly in place.
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Sterling was a touch higher at $1.2307, recovering some of last week's losses after investors took fright at the standoff in Britain's parliament over Britain's exit from the European Union.
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On Friday that relentless slide turned into a crash: the lira dropped as much as 18 percent, hitting U.S. and European stocks as investors took fright over banks' exposure to Turkey.
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Investors also took fright at the potentially major change to the business model at Europe's largest low-cost carrier, with Ryanair shares tumbling as much as 9 percent to 14.90 euros.
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But Swiss shares tumbled as investors took fright at the virus' spread in neighbouring Italy, with the Swiss Market Index trading 3.4% lower, its biggest one-day loss since August 2016.
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MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - Russian stock indexes, the rouble and shares in several major Russian companies fell sharply on Monday as investors took fright after a new round of U.S. sanctions against Moscow.
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Investors took fright over the state of China's financial and economic turmoil, and a prolonged slump in crude that—while giving consumers cheaper energy prices—threatens the financial health of major energy producers.
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But the mood quickly turned dark in the afternoon, as investors took fright after Beijing announced it would impose additional tariffs of 25 percent on 106 U.S. products including soybeans, autos and chemicals.
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LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Sterling tumbled on Monday to 20-month lows versus the dollar as investors took fright as Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to abandon a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal.
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"Although the minutes seemed to tick a December hike as a done deal, traders took fright at their more 'data-driven' neutral stance into 2018," said Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst with OANDA.
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She said that although investors were not necessarily optimistic of a major thaw in relations between Russia and the West, they had grown used to the international political tensions and no longer took fright at them.
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The Italian-German spread has surged in recent months to its widest level since the 2011/2012 euro-zone debt crisis as investor took fright at the new Italian coalition government plans to boost its budget deficit.
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But investors took fright in 2015 when a previously unknown group called Iceberg Research began publishing reports questioning Noble's accounting practices (Noble has vigorously defended its book-keeping, and said a disgruntled former employee was behind the criticism).
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In U.S. stocks, banks and media companies were the biggest drags on the S&P 500 as AT&T Inc fueled concerns about video subscribers and investors took fright at comments from JPMorgan and Citigroup on consumer debt.
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Global financial markets took fright this week after an inversion in the U.S. bond yield curve - which has presaged several past U.S. recessions - raised fears of a world economic slump and sent investors stampeding out of riskier assets.
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S&P said its negative outlook reflected the risk of sustained economic weakness and a hit to government finances if Britain lost access to EU markets, investors took fright or sterling's status as a reserve currency came under pressure.
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LONDON (Reuters) - European shares tumbled for a second day on Tuesday as investors took fright over a renewed risk of the euro zone breaking up with Italy heading toward a repeat election which could become a proxy referendum on its euro membership.
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Engineers found nothing wrong, one of the passengers told state TV. In another, on May 18, passengers on a Moscow-bound flight from the city of Ulyanovsk took fright after their Superjet aborted take-off because of a warning about the hydraulic system.
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The yield on 10-year British government bonds sank to its lowest level in nearly three years as investors, already anxious about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit under the country's next prime minister, took fright at the scale of the fall.
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Italian bonds and banking stocks have come under pressure in recent weeks as investors took fright at the spending plans of a coalition comprising the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement and the far-right League, which also vowed to row back on previous reforms.
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Facebook's Libra project was only announced this summer — with a slated launch of the first half of 2020 — but was quickly dealt major blows by the speedy departure of key founder members from the vehicle set up to steer the initiative, as giants including Visa, Stripe and eBay apparently took fright at the regulatory backlash.
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On 16 July 1791, Morant was driving in Kensington when his horses took fright. He was thrown from the carriage and carried home senseless. He died on 27 July 1791. His son Edward Morant was a cricketer.
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Yeast was first published in instalments in Fraser's Magazine, starting in July 1848, but as the radicalism of Kingsley's ideas became apparent the magazine's publisher took fright and induced the author to bring his novel to a premature close. In 1851 it appeared in volume form.
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In the scene Governor Endicott, while speaking to Richard Bellingham, asks if it is true that Humphrey Atherton is dead. Bellingham confirms that he is and adds: > His horse took fright, and threw him to the ground, so that his brains were > dashed about the street. British Quarterly Review. July, 1882. p.
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At this point three of the company – Dalton, Kennerly and Brown – took fright and decamped. Kennerly and Brown reached Macquarie Harbour, but Dalton seemed to have died of exhaustion. That left Greenhill, Travers, John Mather and Alexander Pearce. With Greenhill and Travers acting as a team, it would be Mather's or Pearce's turn next.
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On 1 April 1649, Winstanley and his followers took over vacant or common lands on St George's Hill in Surrey. Other Digger colonies followed in Buckinghamshire, Kent, and Northamptonshire. Their action was to cultivate the land and distribute food without charge to any who would join them in the work. Local landowners took fright from the Diggers' activities and in 1650 sent hired armed men to beat the Diggers and destroy their colony.
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5 Mrs. Hope had decided to meet her husband Joseph William Hope from the Silverstream railway station (now a train museum) after his work, but he did not arrive. She was halfway back to Stokes Valley at a steep part of the gorge when she saw the next train coming and made an attempt to turn the horse and carriage around to go back to meet it. It is thought that the horse took fright and as Mrs.
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For a time it looked as if all three countries were about to go to war, especially as the Duc de Choiseul, the French minister of war and foreign affairs, was in a militant mood. But Louis XV took fright, telling his cousin Charles III that "My minister wishes for war, but I do not." Choiseul was dismissed from office, retiring to his estates, and without French support the Spanish were obliged to seek a compromise with the British.
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It is believed that when Rama decided to attack Ravana, he found it necessary to throw a bridge across the straits for the conveyance of his troops, he drove in his aerial chariot to the Himalayas, picked up what stones he needed and drove back. As he was passing Dubrajpur his horses took fright and tilted up the chariot and so some stones fell out. These are the stones at Mama Bhagne.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Birbhum, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp.
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Shortly after their arrival, John died in battle at Sicca Veneria with the rebel forces of the renegade Stotzas.. Artabanes and his men remained loyal to Areobindus during the rebellion of the dux Numidiae Guntharic in late 545. Guntharic, allied with the Moorish chieftain Antalas, marched on Carthage and seized the city gates. At the urging of Artabanes and others, Areobindus decided to confront the rebel. The two armies appeared evenly matched, until Areobindus took fright and fled to a monastery seeking sanctuary.
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In 1870, he was named secretary for the county and, in 1873, was named county treasurer. With these postings, Cowan sold his farm and moved to Ottawa, where he served on the board of Water Commissioners. Obituary (condensed) On Saturday morning, at 8:30, Co. Treasurer Wm. Cowan and Son, Holmes Cowan, proprietor of the Gilpin House, were being driven to Ottawa East to attend the funeral of the late Chas. O'Gara, when their spirited horses took fright and ran away.
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In the meantime, the news arrived that the Illyrians had actually betrayed Perdiccas and allied instead with Arrhabaeus. The fear inspired by their warlike character made both parties now think it best to withdraw. However, owing to the disagreement between Brasidas and Perdiccas, nothing had been settled as to when they should retreat. During the night the Macedonians and their allies, believing that an army of Illyrians many times more numerous than that which had arrived was advancing, took fright.
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An "express boat" service was started on the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal in 1830. One of its employees, William Houston, was guiding an empty horse-drawn boat when the horse took fright and bolted. Expecting the horse soon to tire, he hung on, but was amazed when the boat rose up onto its bow wave and shot off along the canal at high speed. Mr Houston was canny enough to realise the potential, and soon travellers were being hauled along the canals at high speed in an early example of planing.
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The idea was allegedly presented to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. It is said that during training the moose was too fearful to allow itself to be ridden into battle and took fright at the sound of gunfire. They were also said to be of too peaceful a nature for the purpose. Moose were also more susceptible to disease than horses and there was difficulty in feeding the animals which were used to foraging across large areas rather than being fed on fodder in pasture.
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A serious stage coach accident occurred near Lucky Boy in 1909, when "six spirited horses took fright" and then "dragged the passengers down a steep grade at lightning speed". A mill was built in 1923 at the cost of but only operated for less than three years. In 1938, the property started shipping ore again with a rail car load to a Salt Lake City smelter. The mill was in operation until late December 1941 when it was closed due to restrictions caused by World War II, though the mine continued to operate with a small staff.
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In 1856, a carter by the name of Daniel Sheath was killed, whilst working at the mill. He was stopped in his wagon when another gig passed by, out of control, after its horses took fright. Sheath got down from his wagon and endeavored to stop the horses, but was run over and died of a fractured skull. Hampshire Advertiser dated 29 March 1856, Page 8 In 1863, there was another death at the mill when the 22 year old Henry Slade was dragged into a bean crusher by his clothing, which was revolving at 600 revolutions a minute.
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However in his enthusiasm for the project and contrary to warnings that the horses had not yet been fully trained to deal with crowds, the President insisted that the new carriage, drawn by horses, be used to bring him to the historic Dublin Horse Show at the Royal Dublin Society in August 1946. The crowds stood up and cheered as the President and Mrs O'Kelly entered the showgrounds in the carriage. The horses took fright, reared up and the coach jackknifed. De Valera seized the moment and abolished the use of the presidential carriage (except for going to the RDS).
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On April 17, 1793, Captain General Antonio Ricardos began the invasion of France when he descended on Saint-Laurent-de- Cerdans in the French Cerdagne with 4500 Spanish troops. The six battalions and eight grenadier companies led by Ricardos chased 400 French soldiers out of the village. The Spanish next headed for Céret on the Tech where they encountered one French regular battalion, 1000 volunteers, and four artillery pieces on 20 April. The clash ended disastrously for the 1800 French, who quickly took fright and ran away. Between 100 and 200 Frenchmen were casualties while another 200 drowned trying to swim across the Tech.
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Dollars started flowing out of Venezuela in the billions, and the central bank, which had always been zealous about national reserves, took fright at their growing depletion, but instead of counter-acting with incentives to reverse the outward flow, the bolivar was officially devalued by over 50% on its previous 4.30 to the dollar. The government, in brief, was not going to subsidize the bolivar at its previous rate. But the measure encouraged a further massive flight of dollars, and the government then clamped full currency control. During his presidency the inauguration of Teatro Teresa Carreno and the Metro de Caracas took place, along with the presidential election of Jaime Lusinchi of Acción Democrática.
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Rochefort and Drumont proclaimed the existence of a syndicate to free him, published some false information about the rules that the condemned man had to obey, and affirmed that with a little money it was the easiest thing imaginable to accomplish his rescue. At this, the colonial secretary, André Lebon, took fright. It did not matter that these tales were absolutely without foundation and that the prisoner was of irreproachable conduct. To make doubly sure, he cabled instructions to the governor of Guiana to surround the outer boundary of Dreyfus' exercising-ground with a solid fence, and to post a sentinel outside Dreyfus' hut in addition to the sentinel at the door.
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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel was first published in 1859 by Chapman & Hall in three volumes. The book received generally respectful reviews, though critics were often puzzled by Meredith's rather dense style, and did not all agree in their reading of the book's message, or their estimation of the author's success in presenting it.Ioan Meredith (ed.) George Meredith: The Critical Heritage (London: Routledge, 1996) pp. 61–85. The book's commercial success, as with all Victorian novels, depended in large measure on the number of copies bought by the various commercial lending libraries, but the largest of them all, Mudie's, took fright at the sexual frankness of the novel and refused to stock it, casting a taint of unrespectability over Meredith's name that lasted for many years.
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When The Lion Took Fright (1930) appeared a year later, The Observers critic praised the author's probing wit in handling "so disagreeable a theme" (the love of an adolescent girl for an unscrupulous older man). Punchs critic wrote: "Mr Marlow shows an insight into human affairs that deserves more interesting material". In 1934, Wilkinson published a different kind of book, the autobiographical novel Swan's Milk, in which he represents himself as "Dexter Foothood", and depicts many of his real-life acquaintances, including the Powys brothers, Maugham, Oscar Browning and others. According to the critic Philip Dodd, in this book "the distinction between fact and fiction is hard to draw, since 'fact' is recorded as being 'fiction' or a fictional character as belonging to 'fact' ".
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Not wanting to come to grief over the surrender of Pactyes, nor wanting the ill-effects of a Persian siege (confirms Cyme was a fortified city capable of self-defence) they avoided dealing with the Persians by simply sending him off to Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, not far from their city. In his Histories, Herodotus makes reference to Cyme (or Phriconis) as being one of the cities in which the rebel Lydian governor Pactyes sought refuge, following his attempted rebellion against the Persian King Cyrus the Great:Herodotus. Histories, 1.157. c.546 BC > Pactyes, when he learnt that an army was already on his tracks and near, > took fright and fled to Cyme, and Mazares the Mede marched to Sardis with a > detachment of Cyrus' troops.
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Headstones were repaired or replaced, the entrance gate was repaired, the graves were numbered and a visitor's map was created. The cemetery re-opened in 2007 with a ceremony that included a performance of the Last Post by a bugler from the King's Royal Rifle Corps and a pigeon fly-past (although the birds actually took fright at the assembled crowd and flew in the opposite direction). It was attended by two holders of the PDSA Gold Medal, Jake (an explosives detection dog) and Endal (an assistance dog). Also present was Commander Stuart Hett, who had been an officer aboard and had been tasked with responding to the many letters received by the ship's heroic cat, Simon, who is buried at Ilford.
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The phalanx opened and let the light-armed > men pass through. It then closed and pushed forward, the long pikes set > densely together in order of battle, with which the Macedonians from the > time of Alexander and Philip have struck terror into enemies who have not > dared to encounter the thick array of long pikes presented to them. :At this > juncture the Aetolians were seen fleeing from Callidromus with loud cries, > and leaping down into the camp of Antiochus. At first neither side knew what > had happened, and there was confusion among both in their uncertainty but > when Cato made his appearance pursuing the Aetolians with shouts of victory > and was already close above the camp of Antiochus, the king's forces, who > had been hearing for some time back fearful accounts of the Roman style of > fighting, and who knew that they themselves had been enervated by idleness > and luxury all winter, took fright.
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