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Lawmakers scrambling to agree a bailout deal ahead of European Central Bank deadline on financing.

Markets weak as Cyprus bailout and eurozone concerns dampen investor sentiments.

Asian markets trade mixed as investors remain cautious on the Cyprus bailout concerns and weak eurozone indicators.

Markit's Composite PMI reading slips further to 46.5 as Germany's manufacturing sector surprisingly stalls

ECB's governing council will pull emergency funding programme on 25 March unless Cyprus reaches deal with EU and IMF.

ECB's Joerg Asmussen says Emergency Liquidity Agreement at risk if Cyprus can't produce alternative bailout plan

Asian markets cautious as the Cypriot parliament's decision to reject bailout plan stoked fresh eurozone fears.

President Nicos Anastasiades under pressure to re-work terms of €10bn bailout in order to win parliamentary vote and avert banking sector collapse.

Investors bet on deeper central bank support in face of tepid data and rising political risks.

Markets advance on stronger-than-expected China trade data ahead of key US employment figures.

Asian markets report mixed response as China posts an unexpected trade surplus for February.

ECB President Mario Draghi says rules won't allow Bank to act unless formal request made by Italian government to both the European Union and the International Monetary Fund

Investors keen to hear of ECB stance on Italy as political stalemate heads towards a third week.

Markets edge higher as traders await policy decisions from European Central Bank and Bank of England.

Most markets across the region trade lower, although Nikkei hits record high on yen weakness.

Markets open higher as traders await regional service-sector data amid eurozone finance ministers meet.

Markets open lower as traders consider the US sequester, Italian political concerns and Chinese property curbs.

Markets open higher as Mario Draghi and Ben Bernanke reaffirm stimulus continuity.

European Union caps bonuses at a year's pay but amount can be increased to two years with shareholder approval.

The sharp rise in business confidence indicates that Germany is regaining economic optimism.

Markets open lower as traders speculate on corporate earnings results ahead of German ZEW survey data.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's admission that rates won't be used to fight faster inflation has the pound falling on foreign exchange markets

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Disastrous 'Project Santorini' at world's oldest bank could embarrass ECB president Mario Draghi.

European markets open mixed as traders await interest rate announcements from ECB and BoE.

Irish government rushes through emergency legislation to liquidate bank.

Traders cautious as the yen pauses its plunge ahead of ECB meet and Chinese festival season.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to unveil new stimulus measures but vows to stick to budget cut pledges.

European Central Bank President headed Bank of Italy when lender was said to have hid millions in derivative losses.

The world's oldest bank is accused of hiding millions in losses as it made pleas for a €4bn state rescue that involves Italy's political elite