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A chart from the International Monetary Fund's global financial stability report shows just how dire the need for cash is for Spanish and Italian banks which are poised to receive fresh funds from the European Central Bank.
While it hasn't hit our Spat Watch level just yet, tensions between Greece and the current head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, are starting to heat up.
If you think you have Greece fatigue, imagine how the financial kingpins of Europe feel after 13 hours of talks to approve a new bailout deal for the trouble nation — one that isn't likely to end the hand-wringing anytime soon.
Just about every financial measure shot up on Wednesday's news that the International Monetary Fund was looking for an extra half a trillion dollars to lend to its members in need.
The IMF says the Iranian economy is growing after subsidy reform
The $2.1 trillion of cuts in the current deal is not what S&P wanted
Lots of folks, most recently CNBC, have tried to show what happened in room 2806
The first interview with the inmate involved in the credibility-busting bombshell
The new IMF chief spoke to reporters for the first time Wednesday, stressing diversity
Depending on who you talk to the case is either a career-ender or a triumph
The tabloid calls Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser a hooker in their latest headlines
In a case this big, events such as today's have ripples throughout society
Early news bulletins say prosecutors have agreed to release him on his own recognizance
Evidence cited in coverage of Strauss-Kahn's accuser doesn't speak to her accusation
Everyone expected Lagarde would get the nod; now it's official
But the big obstacle--a parliamentary vote--lies ahead
The World Bank cut a network link with the IMF after the cyber attack
Unenthusiastic reactions greet a 'glum' speech to the International Monetary Fund
Strauss-Kahn is on the hook for millions for lawyers, consultants, security, and rent
Insiders say Brazilian officials favor Lagarde
The White House is sensitive to perceptions of G8 members cutting a deal in Deauvill
Forbes says their net worth is between $100 million and $200 million
The French finance minister says her European provenance shouldn't disqualify her
The Chicago School-educated bank chief announced his candidacy on Bloomberg TV
The family of DSK's accuser tells Reuters they are "above material things"
The perils of long-lead press: a 3,000-word profile doesn't mention rape allegations
A new French web site Atlantico.fr published the "exclusive"
"We feel insulted by your description of our workplace," they write in a letter
Women's groups rallied in Paris Sunday to condemn Strauss-Kahn's reflexive apologists
The institution is rife with questionable intra-office romances, apparently
The former head of the IMF has been indicted on seven counts of sexual assault
World leaders sketch self-serving qualifications for what it takes to lead the institution
The lack of an extradition treaty between the U.S. and France lowers his odds of winning release
The IMF head resigns, spurring a race for the next head of the IMF
New reports give a fuller portrait of the IMF chief's life
The detectives on the case didn't recognize him as a leading French politician
The French IMF head leaves the institution in limbo
The former IMF chief's alleged victim hasn't spoken to press, but others have
Former IMF director says he was rushing out of the hotel, not fleeing
IMF director seen as flight risk as criminal complaint describes alleged assault
The IMF chief has been replaced, while more accusations of rape are emerging in France
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