Alarm: EZB versucht Banken zu retten
ECB Offers Unlimited Cash as Bank Lending Costs Soar
By Gavin Finch and Steve Rothwell
Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank, in an unprecedented response to a sudden demand for cash from banks roiled by the subprime mortgage collapse in the U.S., loaned 94.8 billion euros ($130.2 billion) to assuage a credit crunch.
The overnight rates banks charge each other to lend in dollars jumped to the highest in six years. The so-called dollar London interbank offered rate rose to 5.86 percent today from 5.35 percent and in euros gained to 4.31 percent from 4.11 percent.
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