China tells banks to curb lending: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ordered banks to limit their lending until the end of the year as part of efforts to keep investment under control and prevent the world’s fourth-largest economy from overheating, sources said on Monday.
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss Re reported a shock 1.2 billion Swiss franc ($1.07 billion) writedown due to the subprime crisis, sending its shares down sharply and making it the first reinsurer to suffer a big, direct hit from the crisis.
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