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Seems like the big panic may be on its way out, unless there is more to come on, so-far, hidden financial irregularities.

What caused the banking collapse anyway? It seems to me, that it was mainly banks etc, lending out money they didn't have at a fantistic exposure; 40-1, that's lending out 40 bucks for every one they took in.

Then, somewhere along the line one bank decided to ask another bank to refund an inter-bank loan, and, it couldn't - Crash!

Now, it's the worlds' taxpayers who are having to bail out this bunch of greedy bastards - greedy bastards who, in the main, won't lose their jobs, or, even be held responsible.

Just for the hell of it I'll throw in a conspiracy theory: Governments, or, a Government, decide to take action to gain control of its, or their, banks, and their huge profits, and international influence! Which Government???