Nikkei leaps as U.S. to outline bank bailout

By Alan Raybould and Leika Kihara BANGKOK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury is ready to inject $250 billion into U.S. banks, mirroring moves by other leading countries that have boosted confidence in financial markets and sent the Nikkei soaring 13 percent on Tuesday. The U.S. Treasury plan to be detailed on Tuesday could put $125 billion into the top nine U.S. banks alone as part of a capital infusion aimed at getting banks to lend to each other again and easing the turmoil in global markets, a source briefed on the matter said. The move follows pledges of more than 1 trillion euros ($1.36 trillion) by the governments of Britain, Germany, France and... [read full story]