German central bank chief criticises ECB asset purchase plan

Berlin (AFP) - Germany's central bank chief Jens Weidmann voiced concern about the European Central Bank's latest asset purchase plan to stimulate the eurozone's moribund economy, in an interview published Sunday.

European banks to be stress-tested against two years of recession: source

(Reuters) - European banks will be tested on their ability to withstand a recession stretching through 2014 and the following year as part of a landmark review into whether they finally have enough capital to withstand economic shocks, a source familiar with the tests said on Friday.

Stock investors look past pricey Germany for Europe growth

LONDON: Smaller northern European stock markets are luring investors keen to escape fresh political and debt market risk in the south but loath to pay for entry into traditional safe-haven Germany.

Greece bailout: Merkel and Hollande in extension talks

The leaders of Germany and France are set to hold talks in Berlin on whether to give Greece more time to make the cuts required by its debt bailout.