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Gold price tumbles as banking sector strengthens
Gold price fell again for the third session on Monday as the US and European governments agreed on plans to aid in the recovering of the collapsed banking systems, the positive results in the banking system lessened the demand of other safe-haven investments.
As the governments rescue plans restored confidence in the money markets
British Prime minister convinces the EU
The British prime minister has persuaded European leaders that it would be beneficial to follow suit with a British-style bank bailout to halt global financial turmoil.
Gordon Brown seemed convinced on his departure from emergency crunch summit talks in Paris that the EU will follow his proposal for easing the credit
Crisis Update: RBS lose majority stake to government
Government sources have confirmed that plans have been drawn to take a majority stake in Royal Bank in Scotland and large holdings in Barclays, HBOS and Lloyds TSB under the £500 billion bailout plan to unfreeze the frozen credi
Abbey, HBOS, RBS, Barclays, Lloyds TSB: all signed for £50 million bailout
Alistair Darling the UK Chancellor announced today details of the much anticipated part-nationalisation plan with £50 billion of British taxpayers’ money, the deal is a drastic new measure to win back consumer confidence in Britain’s high street banks. The Bank of England has also announced that under a Special Liquidity Scheme they will make a [...]
Neel Kashkari: will control the US $700 billion bailout
If the name Neel Kashkari is not familiar to you don’t worry as you are not alone, this is the name of the man who will control the US $700 billion bailout rescue plan on a interim basis, so Neel Kashkari will certainly be a name we will be reading lots about as he embarks [...]
Bailout bill signed: will the markets recover?
After a chaotic week that sent markets tumbling the revised $700 billion bailout was approved by the House of Representatives which are a deal that will go down in US history as potentially the most expensive intervention by the American
Barack Obama calls for the senate to back the bailout bill
At Capitol Hill today Barack Obama the Democrat presidential candidate returned to ask Congress to pass a $700 billion rescue bill for the financial sector as quick as possible.
Obama addressed the reluctant Republicans and Democrats to “do what’s right for the country
October 1: US Senate Bailout Bill revised
In Wall Street this morning the Senate will vote on a revised $700 billion bailout bill, this was after the House of Representative rejected it in its original format and sent share prices crashing. The Senate also confirmed that it would include a proposed increase the cap level of bank
Bush makes new plea to congress for $700 billion bailout
President Bush pleaded with Congress again today to pass the $700 billion reuse package, this is the second plea from Mr Bush to Congress within 24 hours, frantically behind the scenes talks were going on in the White house as to what to do next to stop America going
FTSE 100 falls hard as US bailout plan rejected
The US bailout rejection caused havoc with the FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning, within minutes of opening the index was down almost 100 points. The hardest hit on the London Stock Exchange were insurer Old Mutual and mortgage lender
House Vote rejected: Dow Jones immediately fell 6 percent
The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 700 on Monday early trading as concerns grew that the bailout vote would fail, but as news broke that President Bush $700 billion bailout was
Bailout vote: rejected by Congress
President Bush made the statement on the bailout plan details, and the House of Representatives have voted against the government $700 billion bailout to rescue the US
President Bush: asks congress to back bailout
President George Bush pushes congress to back the US government $700 billion bailout, saying that it would protect America’s wider economy from the effects of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and
Financial services US government bailout bill online
US lawmakers the financial service have posted on the internet their draft legislation for the $700 billion bailout to rescue the US financial
Ron Paul on President Bush bailout
Ron Paul had his say on the US government’s $700 billion bailout of financial institutions saying that in the long run it will increase economic