Small and mid-sized commodity traders are scrambling to find new lenders, including Asian and African banks, as dollar funding dries up from the big European banks that have been among their traditional creditors.
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Small commodities traders scramble for new lenders
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The US dollar is trying to bounce
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Foreign banks exposed
1568
Microfinance institutions face growing pressures
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Family Dollar to speed up pace of store openings
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Euro intensifies against dollar
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Banks need bigger capital
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Trading strategies focus on banks
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Gold traders continue picking up bargains
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Banks ramp up mortgage lending
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Organizations compete for cash:
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Regional banks pare early losses
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Portfolios of bad loans to grow
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Lenders try to move beyond foreclosure document mess
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More banks to change hands
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Regulators urge banks to loan to small businesses
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Currencies are fluctuating heavily amid mixed sentiment