Quote from JSSPMK:
Nothern Rock's CEO has called it a "global liquidity crisis", Russia went into recession in late 90s when there was similar liquidity problems, but in most banks, not just 1. What we have to watch out for are signs for mass hysteria, if just 1 more bank comes out with similar indications, then ImO people will start losing faith in banking system and will attempt to pull cash out of their accounts, but we all know that most banks simply will not be able to meet mass cash demands, even if they start doing so it's bound to start effecting global stock markets as investments will start being liquidated. ImO.