Fed, ECB ask 'Any banks want money?'

Courtesy Marketplace  Fri, 05/02/2008 - 15:27

The Federal Reserve has joined with the European Central Bank to pump billions more dollars into the banking system, trying to persuade financial institutions there's money to be had.

Bob Moon explains.

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