But in September, the FTSE Europe ex-UK tumbled 1 as the credit crisis spread to the continent, with financial institutions going insolvent in concert with their US peers.

• 但于九月，信贷危机蔓延至欧洲大陆，欧洲金融机构与美国同行一样濒临破产，富时欧洲（英国除外）指数下挫1。