Rumors and rising interest rates send jitters through the banking world
In Chicago, the harried Continental Illinois Bank had to dip deep into the largest rescue fund ever arranged for a U.S. lender. In Washington, D.C., World Bank officials warned that the latest jump in American interest rates will add $1.25 billion a year to the Third World's already crushing debt. In Paris, European moneymen lashed out at rising U.S. borrowing costs. On both sides of the Atlantic last week, such concerns were sending shock waves through the money world. Said Bank Analyst Stephen...
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