Aid worker diary: Indian floods
As the flood waters retreat in northern India, an aid worker reports on frantic efforts to help the worst-affected.

Timeline: Sub-prime problems
The key facts and events triggering some of the most volatile money market moves in recent years.

Liquidity woes hit more lenders
Several mortgage lenders see their shares slump amid fresh concerns over the impact of global credit market turmoil on liquidity.

Who's who in market turmoil
A guide to the key institutions which are involved in the recent market turmoil and how they might be affected.

Q & A: World stock market falls
What is behind the recent falls in world stock markets, and how will it affect you?

Greenspan gets Deutsche Bank role
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan takes on an advisory role with Deutsche Bank.

Mortgage concerns hit US markets
US share indexes tumble on fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may lead to a global credit crunch.

ECB moves to help banking sector
The European Central Bank pumps 95bn euros into the eurozone banking market to allay fears of a credit crunch.

Bank hints at one more rate rise
UK interest rates may need to rise one more time if inflation is to fall to the 2% target, says the Bank of England.

Economic woes send oil $3 lower
The price of oil falls more than three dollars a barrel on Monday, extending last week's decline.

US lender on brink of bankruptcy
American Home Mortgage files for bankruptcy but Wall Street shrugs off housing worries to post strong gains.

Big US slump ends volatile week
US stock markets fall heavily after a volatile week, prompted by uncertainty over the economy.

Worries remain as Cambodia recovers
War-ridden Cambodia is peaceful at last and its economy is growing fast, yet many still worry about the future.

Share rally derailed by US falls
The rebound in global shares after recent losses ends after the Dow Jones index falls 1% on renewed housing worries.

UK housing market is 'overvalued'
UK house prices are at least 20% overvalued, compared to their long term average, City forecasting firm Fitch says.

Rising rates dent Northern Rock
Northern Rock posts record lending levels but says a rise in costs to fund mortgages will dent annual profits.

Halifax ups house price forecast
Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, raises its house price inflation forecast for the year from 4% to 6%.

Fed caution shakes global shares
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke revives fears that the crisis in the sub-prime lending market could derail the US economy.

Interest-only mortgages
Tips on repaying an interest-only mortgage.

Q & A: What's weighing on the markets?