European banks cut rates as recession looms (AP)

A man watches Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank ECB on a screen during a broadcast news conference, Thursday, Nov. 6 , 2008  in Paris. World stock markets fell Thursday despite interest rate cuts across in Europe, including a much bigger than anticipated reduction from the Bank of England, as investors continued to fret about the outlook for the global economy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - The Bank of England slashed its key interest rate by 1.5 percentage points Thursday to its lowest in more than 50 years in a dramatic bid to cushion the coming recession, while the European Central Bank settled for a more conservative half-point trim.

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