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East Asian countries plan to set up an $80bn swap scheme to protect the region from financial volatility and help boost liquidity.

Bank lending rates continued to ease Tuesday amid talk of a second economic stimulus package in the United States and news of a $14 billion plan to inject liquidity into French banks.

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Genius!

Japan's central bank agreed with the U.S. Federal Reserve Thursday to work together to swap dollars and yen as the Bank of Japan pumped more cash into financial markets amid worries about the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Federal Reserve officials meeting Tuesday to decide whether to lower a key interest rate, in an effort to assuage the financial system.

Meanwhile, the Fed has pumped $120 billion into the financial markets over the past two days. The Fed said it is ready to provide more liquidity if needed.

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Washington Mutual is seeking to reassure investors by saying it has enough liquidity and capital to see it through these tough times.

The Federal Reserve takes further steps to support banks short of liquidity as credit markets remain strained.

Wondering how Lehman Brothers staved off the panic that brought down Bear Stearns last month? Here's a clue: While former Bear Stearns chief Jimmy Cayne was off playing bridge, Lehman Brothers was busy putting together a hand that allowed the firm to trump bearish investors when the market turned.

Reuters - European stocks stumbled as a sell-off in British bank shares wiped out early gains inspired by the U.S.

A high-profile New York hedge fund has notified its investors that it is pondering shutting several of its key portfolios because of a brutal combination of poor performance and lack of liquidity in key markets