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Physical holdings are farther from the financial markets and less prone to short-term sell-offs.

World Is Bitten by the Gold Bug Carolyn Cui 2011

Since worries over what the government might do had been weighing on investor sentiment, the relatively moderate new measures relieved some of that concern, and prompted a round of bargain hunting following recent sell-offs of property shares.

China Curbs Lending To Cool Housing Market By ELAINE KURTENBACH 2010

Perhaps more pertinent to the point, nationalisations will prompt massive shareholder sell-offs in even the healthier banks because of fear of nationalisations, thereby making the problems worse.

Matthew Yglesias » The Need for Boldness 2009

Stocks wiped out the previous day's gain, with the morning of Aug. 10 starting with sell-offs.

Stocks Dive Again on Europe, Economy Fears Tom Lauricella 2011

Bloomberg News Mark Chiba, group chairman and partner of Longreach Group As Japanese companies, particularly large, sprawling conglomerates, scramble to rebuild their businesses, secure a steady stream of supplies, and contend with damaged factories, industry observers say that the country's natural disaster will accelerate disposals and sell-offs.

Longreach to Announce $750 Million Japan Fund Mariko Sanchanta 2011

Rumours about the health of Europe's banks contributed to last week's sell-offs, and the ECB announced that it had lent $500bn to one financial institution.

Ben Bernanke under pressure to calm markets 2011

Computer trading tends to chase rallies and sell-offs, making an already volatile market even more treacherous.

Computers Drive Treasurys Trade Cynthia Lin 2011

Like the brutal sell-offs during the darkest days of the recent financial crisis, much of the selling in recent days is coming from increasingly jittery and emotional investors.

Obama, Congress seek answers to breathtaking stock market plunge 2010

Previous sell-offs of shares in state utilities attempted by the Thatcher administration were derided as gimmicks or short-term tax giveaways since the mass of shares were either immediately sold on or resold to the big pension funds within two years.

Nick Clegg calls for public to get shares in bailed-out banks 2011

Repatriation flows to Japan could put downward pressure on some regional currencies like the Indonesian rupiah as Japanese investors shed assets abroad, but such sell-offs will be limited since the Japanese "are sitting on pretty heavy savings," according to Craig Chan, head of Asia currency strategy for Nomura Bank.

Yen Pulls Back as Investors Await BOJ Action Martin Vaughan 2011