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A country's main bank whose responsibilities include the issue of currency, the administration of monetary policy, open market operations, and engaging in transactions designed to facilitate healthy business interactions. See: Federal Reserve System.

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Bernanke vows to learn from Great Depression

Published October 11, 2008, 6:16 pm, San Francisco Chronicle

History will not repeat itself if Ben Bernanke has his way. The chairman of the Federal Reserve is also one of the nation's pre-eminent scholars of the Great Depression. As the world careens through a global financial crisis, observers say Bernanke's vigorous...

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Overseeing Finance's New Era

Published October 11, 2008, 6:16 pm, Washington Post

Massive consolidation in financial markets has been underway for some time. Virtually every credit crisis since World War II has spawned further concentration, often followed by new policies that supported deregulation. At the start of this year, before the current crisis was in full swing, the 15 largest U.S. financial institutions had combined assets of $14 trillion, which accounted for more ...

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GE mulled bank charter as credit markets chilled

Published October 11, 2008, 6:15 pm, Washington Post

WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - As General Electric (GE.N) faced a recent credit crunch, the U.S. conglomerate considered seeking a bank charter that would give it access to government lending channels, sources familiar with the company's thinking said on Friday.

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G-7 Commit to `All Necessary Steps' to Stem Meltdown (Update3)

Published October 11, 2008, 6:15 pm, Bloomberg

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Group of Seven finance chiefs, meeting after stocks plunged and as a global recession looms, vowed to prevent the collapse of major banks while failing to unveil new initiatives for thawing credit markets.

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ECB Say Liquidity Steps Will Take Time to Calm Market (Update1)

Published October 11, 2008, 6:14 pm, Bloomberg

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank policy makers led by President Jean-Claude Trichet said it will take time for their liquidity measures to soothe markets, suggesting another interest rate cut isn't imminent.

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Bush vows 'serious global response' to financial crisis

Published October 11, 2008, 6:04 pm, CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance

World leaders, warning of a global economic downturn, pledged Saturday to work together to find solutions to what is unfolding as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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EU's Almunia sees room for near-term ECB rate cut

Published October 11, 2008, 6:03 pm, Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News

Falling euro zone inflation and stabilising inflation expectations could make room for a European Central Bank interest rate cut, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Saturday.

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IMF chief warns of global financial shock

Published October 11, 2008, 6:01 pm, ABC Radio Australia

The head of the International Monetary Fund is warning the global financial system is on the verge of meltdown.

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France Lagarde: Sunday Paris Meeting To Show Joint Effort

Published October 11, 2008, 5:58 pm, Nasdaq

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Saturday said that Sunday's planned meeting in Paris of Eurogroup leaders will show a joint effort in dealing with the financial crisis.

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Finance leaders endorse G7 plan to calm markets

Published October 11, 2008, 5:52 pm, Scotland Today

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis, hoping the broader support will calm markets.

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  • US banks borrow record amount from Fed - Times Online: Data from the US central bank shows how much financial institutions are relying on the Fed in its role as lender of last resort as short-term funding becomes almost impossible to find elsewhere. Banks' discount window borrowings averaged $367.80 billion per day in the week ended October 1, nearly double the previous record daily average of $187.75 billion last week.

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