Posted AT 6:27 AM EST on 16/09/08
Central banks try to calm markets
FRANKFURT/TOKYO — European and Asian central banks pumped billions of dollars in short-term credit into the financial system again Tuesday to shore up confidence in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy in the United States.
The European Central Bank, which oversees monetary policy among the 15 countries that use the euro, launched its second one-day refinancing operation in as many days, offering up a 4.
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