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The end of 2009's risk rally?
LONDON (Reuters) - The coming week should signal whether a year of voracious risk appetite on financial markets is going to end with a bang, a whimper or, quite possibly, a thundering great clunk. Full Article
GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-The end of 2009's risk rally?
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The coming week should signal whether a year of voracious risk appetite on financial markets is going to end with a bang, a whimper or, quite possibly, a thundering great clunk. Full Article
ECB's Orphanides: Dubai problems confirm bumpy road ahead
NICOSIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Debt problems in Dubai confirm that the road to economic recovery could be bumpy, European Central Bank Governing Council member Athanasios Orphanides said on Friday. Full Article
ECB's Weber: Germany on brink of self-sustaining pickup
LEIPZIG, Germany, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Germany is on the threshold of a self-sustaining recovery, European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday. He also said it was important for policymakers not to defer exit strategies, but ... Full Article
ECB's Weber: stimulus measures cannot be increased
FRANKFURT, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Central bank and government support cannot be increased further and is no substitute for a self-sustaining recovery, European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday. Full Article
German banks could face 90 bln eur more in write-downs-Buba
FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (Reuters) - German banks face up to 90 billion euros ($134.2 billion) more in write-downs over the next year, the Bundesbank said on Wednesday, warning that the financial and economic crisis was far from over. Full Article
Buba: should return to variable-rate ECB refis in time
FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Euro zone central banks should in principle return to offering banks funds at auction rather than at fixed interest rates, the German Bundesbank said on Wednesday, without giving any specific timeframe. Full Article
Trichet warns banks risk addiction to support
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks risk becoming addicted to cheap central bank cash used to fight the financial crisis and must prepare for its eventual withdrawal, the head of the ECB warned at a Frankfurt banking conference on Friday. Full Article
UPDATE 2-Euro zone officials back Bernanke on strong dollar
FRANKFURT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The euro zone's top economic policymakers on Tuesday backed comments by U.S. Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke about the importance of a strong dollar, helping to stress international concern about the U.S. currency. Full Article
ECB warns countries risk losing budget credibility
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Budget excesses in some European countries could still derail economic recovery although the outlook is generally looking up, European Central Bank policymakers said on Tuesday. Full Article
