With his state thus sealed off, East German Premier Grotewohl went on the air at 8 a.m. Sunday to jolt his people out of bed. Grotewohl gave East Germans just 14 hours to hand in all their currency.

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Germany’s financial regulator will scrutinize potential dollar liquidity shortfalls at the country’s top banks after turmoil in the US Treasury market rattled global finance.