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  • U.K. to invest billions in its banks: reports 12 Oct 2008 14:51 GMT
    ... guarantee bank debt maturing in up to 36 months. A program run by the Bank of England that allows banks to exchange securities for government bills will also be more widely used. Rex Nutting ...

  • Report: British government to become main shareholder in two banks 12 Oct 2008 14:50 GMT
    ... under a bail-out programme that also includes an increase of 200 billion pounds of Bank of England liquidity and 250 billion pounds in credit guarantees to cover inter-bank lending. The Sunday Times also reported ...

  • Glimmer of interest for institutions 12 Oct 2008 14:44 GMT
    ... (it has since risen to 364 basis points). In Britain, the premium over the Bank of England's official rate being paid by banks is now up to 277 basis points, while in the ...

  • UK banks to announce bailout details 12 Oct 2008 14:44 GMT
    ... A third prong will widen the use of a plan being run by the Bank of England that allows the banks to exchange securities for government bills. The banks and their advisers had been ...

  • U.K. finalizing bank capital plans 12 Oct 2008 14:44 GMT
    ... guarantee bank debt maturing in up to 36 months. A program run by the Bank of England that allows banks to exchange securities for government bills will also be more widely used. Rex Nutting ...

  • Robert Peston's blog - where is the leak? 12 Oct 2008 14:04 GMT
    ... were seeking capital from the Government at confidential talks with Chancellor Alistair Darling and Bank of England Governor Mervyn King. Two banks - Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays - issued denials, but ...

  • BBC mysteryRobert Peston's blog - mole hunt Where are the BBC business editor's string of exclusives coming from? 12 Oct 2008 13:44 GMT
    ... were seeking capital from the Government at confidential talks with Chancellor Alistair Darling and Bank of England Governor Mervyn King. Two banks - Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays - issued denials, but ...

  • US Markets Plunge In Mindless Sell-Off 12 Oct 2008 12:50 GMT
    ... The cuts followed coordinated rate reductions yesterday by the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and Sweden's Riksbank. Apart from Australia, many Asia Pacific markets rose for the first ...

  • World on brink of meltdown,... 12 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT
    ... talks were taking place this weekend between the Treasury, the Financial Services Authority, the Bank of England and the heads of the four retail banks to decide final details. Additional reporting: Nicola Smith ...

  • Government 'could become majority shareholder in HBOS' 12 Oct 2008 12:15 GMT
    ... in talks over the weekend with the Treasury, the Financial Services Authority and the Bank of England. The scale of the cash required by each will depend on estimates of more losses from their exposure ...

  • FACTBOX: Financial rescue plans from G7 and EU countries 12 Oct 2008 12:15 GMT
    ... 250 billion pounds ($439 billion) in short- and medium-term borrowing by banks - LIQUIDITY: Bank of England to lend banks at least 200 billion pounds ($351 billion) via auctions to make sure banks have enough ...

  • Families feel the pinch 12 Oct 2008 12:01 GMT
    ... need pay rises to help them meet the mounting cost of living, but the Bank of England and the government wants to keep pay rises to a minimum to dampen inflation. “People now have ...

  • The shooting of Tom Hurndall 12 Oct 2008 11:43 GMT
    ... Hurndalls separately: Anthony first, on a cold autumn day, in his offices near the Bank of England. He is tall, with a shambling gait, and is absolutely direct. You don't feel any slipperiness, any side. ...

  • World on brink of meltdown, warns IMF 12 Oct 2008 11:42 GMT
    ... talks were taking place this weekend between the Treasury, the Financial Services Authority, the Bank of England and the heads of the four retail banks to decide final details. Additional reporting: Nicola Smith ...

  • American banks crisis to hit us all 12 Oct 2008 11:20 GMT
    ... around the world plummet - the FTSE 100 closed down 4pc - and the Bank of England forced to pump £5bn into the money markets following the failure of two of the world's largest ...


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