Lehman Brothers
King justifies re-capitalisation
With banking conditions at their direst since the beginning of First World War, the British Treasury had to re-capitalise the country's ailing banking sector, said Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England.
Old Lady bows to markets, expands collateral pool
The paralysis in money markets has forced the Bank of England to accept poorer quality collateral, underlining the extent to which interbank conditions have worsened in recent weeks.
UK nationalises lender
The UK authorities have taken a second mortgage lender into public ownership after events triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, sparked a withdrawal of deposits.
HKMA to probe Lehman complaints
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is investigating complaints that banks have mis-sold investment products related to Lehman Brothers.
Banks favour Frankfurt for dollar auctions
Results of the European Central Bank's (ECB) and Bank of England's dollar auctions indicate the Frankfurt-based institution's operations are attracting more bids because of its more lenient collateral rules.
Demand for one-month Fed money soars
The results of the latest of the Fed's Term Auction Facility operations signals the extent to which US banks are becoming ever more reluctant to lend to their counterparts.
Goldmans, MS abandon model, seek Fed shelter
And then there were none. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last of the big five Wall Street investment banks, have abandoned their business model to secure greater Fed protection and soothe negative market sentiment.
Sweden takes "precautionary" payments measure
The Riksbank has relaxed collateral rules for transactions through its RIX payments system as a precaution against money and bond market stress.
A mix of the old and new for central banks
While leading central banks around the world on Monday took similar steps to those seen in recent months to inject liquidity into fear-ridden money markets, the American authorities' response to the latest shocks signals a distinct shift in policy.
Mistakes made on liquidity - Tumpel-Gugerell
The current crisis shows central bankers and regulators underestimated liquidity risk, admitted the European Central Bank's Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell.
China fund involved in Lehman bid - report
China Investment Corporation (CIC), Beijing's sovereign wealth fund, is said to be involved in a possible bid for Lehman Brothers, a beleaguered US bank.
Fed investigated Lehman whispers - WSJ
The Federal Reserve called up Credit Suisse, a bank, on the back of rumours that it had closed a credit line to Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.
Korean SWF could buy Lehman stake
Korea's sovereign wealth fund is one of a number of the country's official institutions that could inject funds into Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, it was revealed on Thursday.
Investment bank regulation after the Bear rescue
Dwight Jaffee and Mark Perlow assess the impact of the Bear Stearns rescue and outline steps to prevent something similar happening again