Obama faces plunging stock markets as party ends

US President Barack Obama faced plunging global stock markets on Wednesday, with the music barely faded from euphoric star-studded celebrations to greet his arrival in the White House.Obama, who danced into the early hours to celebrate his inauguration as the nation's first black president, suffered an economic hangover as financial fears eclipsed hope that he will breath new life into the American economy.The woes facing the new president took on new urgency as the global banking crisis intensified and speculation grew on nationalisation of the troubled sector.