Mario Draghi

BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into buying bad loans from southern Europe to relieve the pressure on banks in crisis-stricken countries, the German newspaper Die Welt reported. The ECB wants to revive asset-backed...

* MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008, Dax at record high * German data lifts euro, pressure remains from ECB rate cut threat * Reserve Bank of Australian cuts interest rates to record low * Aussie dollar falls, stocks trim earlier losses on...

SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) - London copper futures ticked lower in early trading on Tuesday as the market reopened after a 6 percent surge in prices before a long UK holiday weekend. FUNDAMENTALS * Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange eased...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan down 0.1 pct, Nikkei hits highest since June 2008 * Australian dollar pressured ahead of RBA decision * Gold suffers as big ETF sees outflows continuing By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Asian shares were capped on...

By John Balassi May 7 (IFR) - Risk-taking is on this Tuesday morning, with global equity indexes painting an even more positive picture than the credit indices. The Nikkei index was bid up around 3.5% as the yen continues to weaken, while several...

(Reuters) - Britain may well come to regret the exceptionally long gap between Governor of the Bank of England-to-be Mark Carney's appointment in November and his first day on the job in July. Widely seen as a central banking superstar (a role not...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.1 pct, Nikkei opens up 1.9 percent * Australian dollar pressured ahead of RBA decision By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Asian shares inched higher on Tuesday after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed at a record...

ROME (Reuters) - The euro zone must keep control of its public finances and high debt countries in particular must not reverse budget reforms, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Monday. In a speech delivered in Rome, Draghi addressed...

* Dollar gains vs yen on U.S. outlook, test of 100 seen * World stock gains stall after recent records * Oil pares Syria-related gains on demand concerns By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose against the yen and euro on...

* Euro STOXX 50 down 0.5 pct, falls from near 2-yr high * E.ON the top faller after going -ex-dividend * Market looks beyond poor macro data to central banks * Linde rises on good results, bullish outlook * Thin trading volumes as UK market closed By...

ROME (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi departed from a prepared speech on Monday to reiterate the central bank's readiness to cut interest rates again if the euro zone economy deteriorates further. The euro hit session lows against...

* Euro softens after dovish comments from ECB head * Draghi says ready to cut rates further if needed * Aussie dlr defensive ahead of rate decision By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 7 (Reuters) - The euro struggled to gain any momentum in early Asian trade on...