Mario Draghi

MUNICH (Reuters) - Central banks independence is currently increasingly under threat and central banks are partly to blame for the situation, European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said on Thursday. Central banks meddling in...

By John Balassi June 13 (IFR) - Equity futures look bleak this Thursday morning following another rough outing for Japan's Nikkei index, which plunged over 6% overnight and is down around 20% in just three weeks. Recent bursts of volatility - and a lack...

* German court considers ECB bond-buy scheme that calmed crisis * ECB says its mandate does not need changing * Bundesbank chief say limits would ensure stability, credibility By Annika Breidthardt and Ilona Wissenbach KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 12...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has room to cut interest rates further, Executive Board member Peter Praet said on Tuesday, adding that the central bank is paying "great attention" to euro zone inflation, currently below its target. The...

KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - The European Central Bank vigorously defended its bond-buying program in a German courtroom on Tuesday, arguing that the scheme many credit with saving the euro from collapse was within its mandate and had not spawned...

* ECB to defend bond-buying programme that stabilised euro * German central bank says it amounts to financing states * German court has in past permitted euro crisis measures By Stephen Brown BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank...

(Repeats story filed on Sunday, with no changes) * Confused data means policymaking will stay on pause * Central banks to wait-and-see across developed world * Few major economies giving clear signals on growth By Andy Bruce LONDON, June 10 (Reuters)...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Monday the organization would not use its yet-to-be-activated bond-buying program to save profligate countries from insolvency, but only to preserve the euro. The central bank's...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar on Friday recouped sharp losses posted the previous session after a government report showed reasonably healthy U.S. job creation in May, renewing expectations the Federal Reserve might scale back its massive asset...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls to fresh six-month lows * Nikkei ventures into bear market territory * Volatile Nikkei keeps dollar jittery vs yen * European shares likely to edge higher By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Japanese equities...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may not need to use unconventional policy options to stimulate the euro zone's economy, Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said on Friday, adding that he sees neither inflation nor deflation risks. ECB...

* Dollar shaky after big falls in previous session ahead of payrolls * European shares steady, on course for third week of losses * MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls to fresh six-month lows * Volatile Nikkei keeps dollar jittery vs yen By Marc Jones LONDON,...