Things we're reading today include …
UK:
Stephen Hester (RBS): I don't see any green shoots (Telegraph)
RBS warns of 'tough' times ahead (BBC)
Pssst! RBS bill might vanish (Times)
Icap consortium bids for LCH.Clearnet (Financial Times)
Europe:
It will be twice as bad as we predicted, says Brussels (Guardian)
USA:
US banks claim line softened on $74bn (Financial Times)
(US) Banks unveil cash-raising plans (BBC)
US banks attract $11.5bn in a day (Financial Times)
Wells Fargo prices stock offering at $8.6 billion (KAAL TV)
Friedman Quits New York Fed After Goldman Purchases (Bloomberg)
JPMorgan faces SEC lawsuit (Financial Times)
General:
25 Biggest Bank Failures in History (Business Pundit)
Saving when you earn $2 a day (Economist)