ECB ready to act to help credit market if needed: Liikanen

MILAN: The European Central Bank is ready to boost liquidity in the credit market by issuing another long-term loan if necessary, ECB Governing Council member Erkki Liikanen was quoted as saying on Sunday by Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper.

Global investors boost euro zone assets, cut Asia stocks: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - Global investors lifted their holdings of euro zone assets to the highest in more than a year this month while trimming exposure to Asian equities during a rout of emerging market assets, Reuters polls showed.

European buyout firms face struggle to exit deals

LONDON: European private equity firms will struggle to find profitable ways to exit their boom-time deals, as the industry's traditional exit routes remain largely shut, a report said.

Euro zone bond clause highlights rich nation default risk

LONDON: When 10 wealthy countries first demanded legal provisions making it easier to restructure government bonds in a crisis, they never thought this would apply to their own debt.

Obama win has investors staring at fiscal cliff

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hit trading floors Wednesday morning with the same president and the same problems in gridlocked Washington, and expected the same solution as always to a looming budget crisis that threatens the economy: punt and deal with it later. Shares dropped sharply on fears that partisan bickering will prevent compromise.

Euro, global shares rally on Spanish hopes, U.S. earnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World shares rose for a second day on Tuesday and the euro rallied against the U.S. dollar after a report said Germany could show greater flexibility toward aid to Spain and as U.S. corporate earnings surprised on the upside.

Singapore's Temasek seeks investment in Europe, commodities

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings , whose portfolio swelled to a record in the last fiscal year, is looking to acquire assets in Europe and plough more money into energy and commodities after doubling its exposure to the sector.

Britain Is Outside Euro Zone but Not Euro Crisis

LONDON — Having kept their own currency and central bank, British politicians pride themselves on their foresight in staying outside the beleaguered euro.

Exclusive: China's CIC to get $50 billion boost

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is set to receive additional funding of up to $50 billion, two sources said, a step that could help it move quickly to buy overseas assets, especially in Europe.