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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some European Central Bank policymakers are alarmed that a dramatic loosening of lending policy stemming from a 1-trillion-euro wave of cash unleashed into the financial system will fuel imbalances in the euro zone and stoke inflationary pressures.

2012-03-01T13:16:01ZReuters US Online Report Business News Eva Kuehnentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/29/Banks_gorge_billion_euros_3-year_c8ae

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks grabbed 530 billion euros at the European Central Bank's second offering of cheap three-year funds on Wednesday, fuelling hopes that more credit will flow to businesses and government borrowing costs will ease further.

2012-02-29T09:25:23ZReuters US Online Report Top News Paul Carreltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/29/Banks_gorge_billion_euros_funds_a6d6

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks grabbed 530 billion euros at the European Central Bank's second offering of cheap three-year funds on Wednesday, fuelling expectations that credit will flow to businesses and borrowing costs will ease for governments hit by the euro zone crisis.

2012-02-29T09:25:23ZReuters US Online Report Business News Paul Carreltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/27/wall_cash_averts_credit_crunch_c85a

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone avoided a credit crunch in January but banks showed scant sign of lending on the funds they snapped up at the European Central Bank's first 3-year lending operation to companies which have been starved of investment funds.

2012-02-27T11:12:46ZReuters US Online Report Business News Eva Kuehnentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/24/Greek_bond_swap_could_pile_e0a5

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's decision to exempt itself from taking losses on its Greek bonds gives its senior status in the bond market and may push up borrowing costs of other debt-strained euro zone countries, Standard & Poor's said on Friday.

2012-02-24T19:12:13ZReuters US Online Report Top News Marc Jones and Eva Kuehnentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/14/German_economy_pulls_away_from_bf7c

BERLIN (Reuters) - German analyst and investor sentiment leapt to its highest level in 10 months in February, reinforcing signs that Europe's largest economy is returning to growth as the rest of the euro zone faces a mild recession.

2012-02-14T10:26:19ZReuters US Online Report Business News Sarah Marshtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/10/Critics_worry_about_nonchalance_over_bea9

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's apparent lack of concern about growing imbalances in money being transferred between euro zone countries has revived criticism from those who see the issue as a budding new crisis.

2012-02-10T15:27:18ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/26/remains_divided_over_Greek_bond_02f6

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank remains no closer to agreeing on whether or not it will take losses on the Greek bonds it owns, euro zone central bank sources said on Thursday.

2012-01-26T16:25:18ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/26/role_under_scrutiny_Greek_debt_4ec8

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's tortuous negotiations over a debt swap with private creditors honed in on Thursday on demands that the European Central Bank contribute to a deal to bring Athens' messy finances back on track.

2012-01-26T08:07:03ZReuters US Online Report Business News George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimastag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/25/split_handle_Greek_bond_losses_6f4d

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has ruled out taking voluntary losses on its Greek bond holdings but is now debating how it would handle any forced losses and whether to explore legal options to avoid such a hit, central bank sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

2012-01-25T20:01:33ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/22/ESRBs_warns_financial_stresses_have_4f51

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The dangers facing Europe's financial system have continued to worsen, Europe's recently created super-watchdog, the European System Risk Board (ESRB), said on Thursday, as it urged the euro zone to get its new rescue fund up and running.

2011-12-22T17:50:23ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsMarc Jones and Eva Kuehnentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/Europe_moves_ahead_with_fiscal_dbde

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with an overwhelming majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving the EU's third biggest economy Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T13:33:18ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/isolated_Europe_moves_ahead_fiscal_487c

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T12:21:22ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/isolated_Europe_moves_ahead_fiscal_9c30

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T11:18:42ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/isolated_Europe_agrees_fiscal_union_492b

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T09:52:41ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/isolated_Europe_moves_ahead_with_2782

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T09:40:37ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/Britain_isolated_Europe_splits_fiscal_914a

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T08:59:36ZReuters US Online Report Business NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/Europe_splits_over_fiscal_union_2b88

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

2011-12-09T08:49:08ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsPaul Taylor and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/leaders_falter_treaty_change_8a00

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders agreed stricter budget rules for the euro zone on Friday, but failed to secure changes to the EU treaty among all 27 member states, meaning a deal will instead have to involve just euro zone states and any others that want to join.

2011-12-09T07:39:51ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsJan Strupczewski and Julien Toyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/09/leaders_falter_treaty_change_c0fd

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders agreed stricter budget rules for the euro zone on Friday, but failed to secure changes to the EU treaty among all 27 member states, meaning a deal will instead have to involve just euro zone states and any others that want to join.

2011-12-09T06:57:23ZReuters US Online Report Top NewsJan Strupczewski and Julien Toyer