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Barclays says that a "technical breakdown" in the UK's clearing system forced it to borrow £1.6bn from the Bank of England.
It is the second time this month that the bank has tapped into the central bank's emergency credit line, sparking fears it is facing a cash crisis.
But the UK bank insisted it was "flush with liquidity".
Time to buy gold and hide it in a chest at the end of the garden?
Barclays says that a "technical breakdown" in the UK's clearing system forced it to borrow £1.6bn from the Bank of England.
It is the second time this month that the bank has tapped into the central bank's emergency credit line, sparking fears it is facing a cash crisis.
But the UK bank insisted it was "flush with liquidity".
Time to buy gold and hide it in a chest at the end of the garden?
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