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United Kingdom ECB opens emergency-loan faucet
Published on 06/10/2011
The European Central Bank has re-opened its war-chest. Outgoing head Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB would lend to banks and start buying up bonds - but he warned that only governments and banks could fix the problems.