US government multi-billion dollar plan to help banks give markets boost
Updated on 19 September 2008
After a week of unprecedented turmoil, world markets finally rally as the US government announces a rescue plan to buy banks' bad debts.
The plan, costing hundreds of billions of dollars, will be thrashed out with members of congress this weekend.
The Americans are also following the British by temporarily banning the financial practice of short selling, which has been blamed by some for the crisis in the markets.
