As markets tumbled last week and foreign governments began taking dramatic steps, U.S. officials coalesced around a plan that would include guaranteeing bank debt and a big capital injection.

• 随着股市上周暴跌和外国政府纷纷开始采取果断措施，美国官员也起草了一份包括对银行负债提供担保和大量注资的计划。