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PODCAST: Don’t bank on the central bank

Markets down in China after the country's central bank freezes lending. And after central banks do their part, what can the government to do shore up banks?

The key stock index in Shanghai fell 5.3 percent today. The loss, the worst in 4 years, comes after China’s central bank froze lending between the country’s financial institutions last week.

How ready are big banks around the world for the occasional financial crisis? In its annual report, the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, says central banks have done their part. Now it’s time for governments to do more.

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