1.   Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.

2.   American officials said Hashimoto did not provide Clinton with any details of his plans to deal with the banking crisis beyond emphasizing protection of depositors rather than financial institutions.

3.   And there are frequent forecasts of an imminent banking crisis in the Japanese news media.

4.   Argentina, the last of the four to suffer a banking crisis, managed to avoid the wrenching changes that afflicted its fellow Latin nations.

5.   As part of the coordinated effort, the Japanese government agreed to resolve its banking crisis, and take steps to right its economy.

6.   Before the onset of the banking crisis, the elder Castro was respected for having built a business empire from scratch after immigrating to the country from Cuba.

7.   Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso said a credit program to shore up weak banks helped prevent a full-blown banking crisis after two large banks failed last year.

8.   A triple whammy of political upheaval, slackening demand for its high-tech exports and a potential banking crisis has rattled this once-solid country.

9.   A weak yen helps Japan solve its banking crisis and restores confidence in its financial system.

10.   Almost everyone interviewed emphasized that a major banking crisis was very unlikely.