Banks 'may need an extra $143bn'
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Banks may need $143bn to weather the credit crisis if bond insurers lose their top credit ratings, new research shows.
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Treasury broadens its support as fears grow that stricken bank will have to be nationalised
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Business & money: Britain's third largest bank first  to admit it is feeling financial pain of customers reclaiming overdraft and other fees.
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Charging current account fees may be "fairer" than offering free banking, a leading industry figure says.
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Banks will be now able to borrow additional funds from the Bank of England in a move aimed at reducing the "credit squeeze".
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Business & money: The government yesterday handed Northern Rock a further lifeline as it struggled to keep the stricken bank afloat and push through a private sale
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Business & money: Â· Inflation fears as growth is stronger than expected Â· Manufacturers weather burden of strong pound
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Banks that produce complex and illiquid derivative products that have been at the heart of the credit squeeze might be forced to provide more information about their products on public stock exchanges.
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Barclays says a technical problem forced it to borrow Â£1.6bn and denies it is facing a cash crisis.
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Mortgage lender Northern Rock calls on Bank of England to provide emergency funding.
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The Bank of England is set to offer lenders an extra Â£10bn in funds to limit the impact of a credit crunch.
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Insurance giant Prudential asks shareholdhers to stump up Â£1bn to fund UK expansion and meet new EU funding rules.
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The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros (&#36;17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record level, the finance minister said Wednesday.
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The Bank of England has lent banks Â£10bn, a move that should ease the impact of the global credit crunch.
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The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ($17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record ...
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Business & money: Watchdog warns banks that balance sheets will be under extra scrutiny and so they should not try to hide the worst effects of the credit crunch
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People with money in the bank soon might help foot the bill to stabilize Wall Street.