ECB's Hansson says full-scale QE before Greek elections 'problematic': Bloomberg

(Reuters) - European Central Bank Governing Council member Ardo Hansson said he would find it "problematic" to announce large-scale purchases of government bonds this month that included Greek debt.

Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink

(Reuters) - The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc's pillar of strength.

Euro zone recovery uneven, rates to stay low: ECB's Draghi

(Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday that an uneven economic recovery in the euro zone and the bloc's inflation outlook meant interest rates would stay low for an extended period.

German financial stability watchdog warns of impact of low rates

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's financial stability committee warned on Wednesday that low interest rates and funds owed by creditors in some heavily-indebted euro zone states posed risks to the German economy, but overall stability had improved in the last year.

Bundesbank Says German Growth Slows After Strong Second Quarter

The Bundesbank said the German economy, Europe’s largest, is set to slow after a rebound in the second quarter of the year. “Signs of a slowdown in economic growth are increasing” in line with expectations, the Frankfurt-based central bank said in its monthly report today.

EU Parliament, IMF defend ECB's bond-buying scheme

KARLSRUHE: Germany's highest court wrapped up its examination of the legality of the European Central Bank's key anti-crisis measure on Wednesday, with both the European Parliament and the International Monetary Fund riding to the ECB's defence.

European rate cut hopes shore up markets

LONDON (AP) — Growing hopes that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates next month shored up markets Tuesday despite more evidence that the Chinese economy is slowing down.

Special Report: How Mario Draghi is reshaping Europe's central bank

(Reuters) - The banker now in charge of rescuing the euro wants his top staff to take Sundays off. Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, eschews long meetings and refrains from lecturing his colleagues, senior ECB officials say.

ECB seen keeping interest rates on hold

BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates when it meets on Thursday to allow time for new details to emerge on the health of the euro zone economy and for Spain to ask for aid.

Debt crisis: central bank action is work of the devil, says Germany's Jens Weidmann

The head of Germany’s Bundesbank has raised eyebrows across Europe after he appeared to compare Mario Draghi’s bond buying programme with the "devil’s work".

Europen banks warned against raising Greek risk exposure

BERLIN: Central banks in Europe should not increase their exposure to Greece due to the high level of political uncertainty there, Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.

European central banks to book few losses from Lehman collapse

FRANKFURT: European central banks will book hardly any losses from the default of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers four years ago, Germany's Bundesbank said on Thursday.