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Lunch Wrap

On FT Alphaville Tuesday morning,

- It’s tin hat time.

- A snapshot of the Lloyds, RBS fundraisings.

- Royal Bank hanged, drawn and quartered.

- Contingent capital comes to pass.

- Fees, discounts and bank ASBOs.

- Boardroom execution at Barclays.

- China is ‘obvious’ concern to Fitch chatter.

- Australia’s Cup day rate rise.

- World Cups are bad for production.

- Gold for SDR swap confirmed!

- The Apocalypse of St John.

- Backing the buck in Further reading.

- China’s Japan-style bubble in Pink picks.

- Banks, banks and more banks in Markets Live.

On FT.com,

- Lloyds and RBS unveil fundraising moves.

- Hester hits out at Brussels over forced sales.

- Gold nears record high on India purchase.

- Bank stocks drag FTSE 100 under 5,000.