Thursday, August 11, 2011

French Bank Stress Weighs on Money Markets - FoxBusiness.com

Fears about the health of French banks intensified the scramble for U.S. dollars Thursday and drove up European banks' borrowing costs to levels not seen since the 2007-2009 global credit crisis.

Even bank-to-bank lending, which had been calm compared to other parts of the credit markets, is showing some strain due to the latest flare-up of the European debt crisis.

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