EU markets watchdog tells banks to investigate stress test rumors

(Reuters) - The European Union's markets watchdog has warned banks they must investigate any rumors about how they have fared in the European Central Bank's banking sector health check, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Analysis - Will Europe's banking 'big bang' loosen lending?

PARIS (Reuters) - In the biggest advance in European integration since the launch of the euro in 1999, the European Central Bank will take charge of supervising banks from Helsinki to Lisbon in November after subjecting their books to unprecedented scrutiny.