Mexico cenbank intervenes in foreign exchange market, offering dollars directly to dealers -traders- Reuters
White House says privately-held bank system "the correct way to go"; "strongly believe" in private banking system - DJ
White House says markets not reacting only to admin's actions; markets are pricing in a variety of information - DJ
DJ reports the very public concern about Citigroup's future has employees in Asia worried. Many bankers in the US believe nationalization of banks in general and Citi in particular is not on the agenda, but staffers in Asia, far away from the twists and turns of the national debate over how to secure the US banking system, are selling in great numbers because they fear the value of the equity they received as part of their retention and compensation would evaporate if the government were to decide to take over Citi, sources inside the company say.