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liquidity stories: 30 news summaries

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 JP Morgan, Feds
  Bail Out Bear Stearns 

The investment bank's liquidity crisis forces it to ask for emergency help

Mar 14, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bear Sterns has reached out to rival JP Morgan Chase and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for emergency funding to reassure investors concerned about the struggling investment bank's deteriorating liquidity, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move is a startling indicator of how hard the subprime virus has... More »

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Wall Street • Bear Stearns • liquidity • subprime crisis • Federal Reserve Bank of New York • Alan Schwartz • JPMorgan Chase

Fed Pours $200B Into Global Credit Relief Push

Central banks around the world try to ease liquidity problem

Mar 11, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fed will inject huge quantities of cash into financial markets as part of a coordinated global attack on the credit crisis, Ben Bernanke announced today. The central bank will loan out another $200 billion, this time on a 28-day basis rather than overnight, the AP reports. The effort will... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • US economy • European Central Bank • interest rate • liquidity • credit crisis • Bank of England • Royal Bank of Canada • Swiss National Bank • financial crisis

Feds Boost Mortgage Limits

Ceiling on loans backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac goes to $729K in 70 counties

Mar 6, 08 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Government-backed mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can now back loans up to $729,750, the Wall Street Journal reports, after the Federal Housing Administration put into effect that provision of the federal economic stimulus package today. More than 70 counties in the US are subject to the new... More »

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Federal Reserve • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Federal Housing Administration • liquidity • loan limit

MARKETS

Dow Plummets 214 Points

Market ends at its lowest level in 18 months

Mar 6, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The markets fell sharply today as the dollar hit a fresh low against the euro, oil prices hit a fresh high, and more bleak news on the housing front came to light, MarketWatch reports. The Dow plummeted 214.6 points to settle at 12,040.39, its lowest level in... More »

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Carlyle Group • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • liquidity • Thornburg Mortgage • oil price • weak dollar • S&P 500

Fed Quietly Loans Billions
to US Banks

New program opens floodgates for short-term funds

Feb 19, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - US banks, struggling with liquidity and hesitant to lend to each other in the wake of the subprime crisis, have hit up the Fed for nearly $50 billion, the Financial Times reports. The loans, issued under a 2-month-old program that, one analyst says, lets them "borrow money against all... More »

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Federal Reserve • US economy • liquidity • banking • subprime crisis • Term Auction Facility • financial crisis

Fed to Inject $64B Into Global Money Markets

Will lend $24B to European and other central banks, $40B in four auctions, to ease credit crisis

Dec 12, 07 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Reserve will inject some $64 billion into the global economy, fearing that the ongoing credit crunch could spark recession. In the most significant international economic cooperation since 9/11, the Fed will supply up to $24 billion to the ECB and other central banks to ease the money supply... More »

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Federal Reserve • auction • recession • European Central Bank • liquidity

Banks Seeking Cash Spur New Merger Round

Citigroup blows off BoA for Abu Dhabi, but it's just the beginning

Nov 28, 07 7:09 PM CST
(Newser) - An informal merger overture from Bank of America to cash-starved Citigroup was recently rejected, the Wall Street Journal reports, in favor of a smaller, $7.5 billion infusion from the Abu Dhabi government, approved by the bank today. But the offer, quickly disavowed by BoA, underscores the fact that a... More »

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Citigroup • Bank of America • subprime mortgages • Abu Dhabi • liquidity

Fed Pitches $41B Into Market

Cash pump meant to keep markets moving

Nov 1, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Reserve followed up yesterday’s quarter-percent interest rate cut with a $41 billion cash injection into the US financial system today—one the biggest infusions of money yet, aimed directly at easing the credit crunch. The money was pumped into temporary reserves, where it's meant to lubricate turbulent... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • liquidity • credit crisis

Smaller Lenders Feel the Credit Squeeze

Boutique banks on the edge as liquidity crisis wears on

Aug 15, 07 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the subprime fallout continues and the credit squeeze tightens, thousands of smaller-scale mortgage banks find themselves in dire straits. The Wall Street Journal reports that small- and medium-sized lenders, even those with excellent credit quality, are suspending funding and laying off employees, which leaves giant corporations to grab more... More »

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subprime mortgages • mortgage • loans • bank • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • liquidity • credit • Thornburg Mortgage • mortgage lender

Euro Bank  Injects $190B to Avoid Crash

ECB's largest-ever emergency cash injection aims to stave off crisis

Aug 10, 07 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Central Bank has released $190 billion in emergency funds in a desperate attempt to restore liquidity to the region's markets. The Financial Times reports that the ECB's emergency injection echoes moves by central banks in Japan, the US and Canada but is unprecedented in scale. The move rattled... More »

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investors • subprime mortgages • stocks • loans • finance • markets • BNP Paribas • European Central Bank • liquidity

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