Monday's newspapers:
Major industrialised economies will suffer the worst slump since the 1930s, according to new research from Deutsche Bank.
Worst slump since Great Depression
Chinas economic growth slowed in the third quarter of the year, slipping into single digits for the first time in four years, as the impact of an international slowdown seeped into the worlds fastest-expanding major economy.
China's economic growth slips into single digits
With its currency ravaged, its stocks mauled in a flight of foreign money and red flags raised over the stability of its largest banks, South Korea has unveiled a $130 billion (75 billion) effort to win back the confidence of markets.
South Koreas $130bn guarantee may not be enough to stave off a crisis called Kiko
Britain will officially move closer to recession this week, leading economists warned yesterday, with the Government set to reveal the first fall in economic output since the second quarter of 1992.
UK growth negative for first time since 1992
The head of the European Central Bank on Sunday pledged to do whatever it takes to restore confidence to rocky markets, as governments world-wide pour cash into banks and financial markets hit by the worse economic crisis since the Great Depression.
ECB says will do what it takes
ING, one of Europe's biggest banks with one million customers in the UK, is to get 10bn (7.7bn) from the Dutch government to shore up its balance sheet.
ING gets 10bn from Dutch government
Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance company, has joined forces with the private equity group CVC in a bid for the Direct Line and Churchill Insurance businesses of Royal Bank of Scotland. The deal is expected to value the operations at 6bn.
Swiss Re and CVC in 3bn joint bid for Churchill and Direct Line
The value of mortgages being lent to homeowners has continued to plummet, new figures are expected to show.
Value of mortgages continuing to plummet