And late yesterday, some traders were saying that the central banks had won, at least for now.

As it happened, interest rates were going up and the banks were winning.

In the decades leading up to 1998, when the central bank won its independence, governors came alternately from one or the other institution.

In a lawsuit against Drexel, Yugoslavia's central bank won an important ruling.

Last year, another bank won a $8,600 judgment for payments on two overdue credit cards.

After the founding of the state of Israel, the bank won the concession to issue new banknotes.

Yet relatively few banks or credit card companies have won over Hispanic consumers, advertising and marketing executives say.

When those assets came up for auction, the banks that managed them usually won the bid - often at a fraction of the market value.

Retail investors can help big banks win new underwriting business because they are attractive to newly public companies.

The bank who answered the question correctly won the game.