USA:s finansminister uppmanar banker att fundera over utdelnings-policyn till aktie-agarna. Han menar att det ar sa svara tider for bankerna att de behover alla pengarna kvar i banken. Hank Paulson urges banks ‘raise more cash’ as credit crisis deepens. Jag laser detta i dag (18 mars 2008) pa den engelska tidningen The Telegraphs internet-sida. US Treasury secretary Henry “Hank” Paulson has warned that America’s largest banks need extra capital on top of the $70bn (£34.4bn) raised to date in order to prevent the credit crisis from worsening. Mr Paulson, the former chairman and chief executive of investment bank Goldman Sachs, believes that although the money raised so far has been helpful, it is not enough to ensure that banks keep lending to customers and to one another. Clear warning: Henry ‘Hank’ Paulson, US Treasury secretary, addresses the National Press Club. He said all participants in the market, including regulators, were partly to blame for the current credit crisis “We are encouraging financial institutions to continue to strengthen balance sheets by raising capital and revisiting dividend policies,” Mr Paulson told the National Press.