European Central Bank

Bankia's slow return to profit and recovery is a metaphor for Spain's economic malaise

Bankia posts €362m net profit in nine months to September after multi-billion loss in 2012.

Europe is out of the danger zone but must make reforms to move forward says Benoit Cœuré

Markit flash Eurozone composite output index declined to 51.5 in October from 52.2 in September.

The details of supervising Europe's fragile banking system are evolving.

ECB will put out stress test details throughout the day.

Bundesbank's monthly report unveils concern about house price increases in German cities

Bailout report is hard won success story for Brussels and international creditors

European official Thomas Wieser calls for bank bail-in rules from 2016

Assessment standards released by the European Banking Authority will help European Central Bank monitor Europe's financial institutions

New research paper develops an early warning model to uncover risks in European banks.

Figures from the ECB shows banks are repaying emergency loans ahead of schedule

European authorities are trying to find ways to deal with the eurozone's riskiest banks

China signed currency swap deals so far worth about 2.2tn yuan with 22 countries and regions.

ECB executive board member Benoît Cœuré gives speech in Geneva justifying low interest rates.

Draghi delivers rousing speech over the eurozone's 'success'

European integration needs speedy formation of new German government claims European Central Bank's Jörg Asmussen.

Harmonised competitiveness indicators reveal improvement in some key eurozone economies.

US Labor Department cannot release nonfarm payrolls data.

Markit Eurozone composite output index rose to 27-month high of 52.2 in September from 51.5 in August.

China's services PMI jumps to a six-month high in September.

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America chiefs meet Obama as he blames Republicans for impasse.

Experts back ECB president view that Washington budget shutdown will be short-lived and solution will be found.

Europe's fourth largest economy is making progress on key reforms claim creditors

No new stress tests will find any skeletons in the closest claims European Central Bank official

Basel Committee finds top banks have enormous capital shortfall worldwide

Dublin expects to be first eurozone country to exit bailout procedure and return to market.

Regulators have not done enough to fix the global financial system since 2008

European Banking Authority reports balance sheet shortfall while ECB official Yves Mersch says Europe must plug funding gaps

Poll shows traders are convinced sovereign debt crisis is not over as they expect further ECB support