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Oct. 8: The government of Iceland has taken over two of the top three banks, has a falling currency and no one can track the actual inflation rate. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick reports.

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...e rushed to get cash before climbing inflation rates eat away more of the currency's value. Thousands of Zimbabweans lined up outside banks after President Mugabe raised the withdrawal limit. ... ...

Statistics Canada said the inflation rate reached its highest level in more than five years, it jumped to 3.5 per cent in August.

Thousands of Zimbabweans lined up outside banks after President Mugabe raised the withdrawal limit. People rushed to get cash before climbing inflation rates eat away more of the currency's value.

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A check on futures and the state of the economy, with Kevin Ferry, Cronus Futures Management; Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; CNBC's Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman