Markets hold their breath on the brink

By Georgia Wilkins
December 31 2012 - 3:00am
Source: US office of management and budget.
Source: US office of management and budget.

FINANCIAL markets are holding out for breathing room as the final negotiations take place in the United States over the looming so-called fiscal cliff, even though the critical year-end deadline is expected to be missed by midnight.

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