Credit squeeze presses European banks
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European equity markets retreated this week with the banking sector under pressure as money markets remained severely constrained in spite of ongoing efforts by the European Central Bank to boost liquidity.
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The European Central Bank and Bank of  England flooded money markets with funds on Tuesday as the UK  central bank chief warned of a possible "self-reinforcing"  downward spiral in credit.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets were mixed in cautious trade on Monday as dealers looked to interest rate decisions due later this week from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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European equity markets traded cautiously higher on Friday, but banks struggled in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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Banks are being accused of pressuring customers into taking out costly loans to try to clear their debts.
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European equities fell on Thursday, with banks, utilities and other stocks sensitive to rising interest rates at the forefront of the losses.
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Europe's battered financial stocks took a severe beating yesterday as investors were told that credit market turmoil was far from over.
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The European Central Bank is to offer banks unlimited funds at a below-market rate to ease the credit crunch.
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The European Central Bank emphasized  on Thursday it needed more time to assess the fallout from  recent turbulence on global credit markets but policymakers  said they are ready to tackle inflation dangers if needed.
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A group of US and European banks borrow $2bn from the Federal Reserve to ease credit woes, following recent turmoil.
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Big banks try to gird for crises as a  matter of course and investors will soon learn how prepared  they were for this summer&#39;s credit crunch.
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Banks that produce complex and illiquid derivative products that have been at the heart of the credit squeeze may be forced to provide more information about them on public stock exchanges.
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Investment banks and specialist asset managers are working hard to be first to offer commercial real estate collateralised debt obligations in Europe
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Big banks try to gird for crises as a matter of course and investors will soon learn how prepared they were for this summer's credit crunch.
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Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.
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With the rise of the euro fast becoming a threat to economic recovery in the 12-country eurozone, calls are growing for the European Central Bank to clip the single currency's wings, either by direct intervention or a cut in interest rates.
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The FTSE 100 suffered one of its worst sessions in recent years despite moves by the world's leading central bankers to combat the credit squeeze.