Greece may ask Europe to buy bonds to pay for redemptions - paper

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is considering asking the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to buy Greek government bonds held by the European Central Bank (ECB) to pay for debt redemptions this summer, newspaper Kathimerini reported on Thursday.

Bank of England committee unanimous on holding rates

Bank of England policymakers voted unanimously to hold interest rates at their current historic low of 0.5% again in April, the minutes of the latest meeting show.

Draghi Warning Unheeded as Euro’s Best Streak in a Year Stalls

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is warning investors not to bet against the euro. They don’t seem to have gotten the message.

Greek euro exit fears rise as IMF rebuffs payment delay

Washington (AFP) - Top European officials and Greece's finance minister were on Thursday forced to play down fears that the country was poised to exit the eurozone, after the IMF rejected suggestions that Athens would postpone loan repayments.

IMF: Global economy steady but risks abound

Washington (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that the global economy remains tepid, with slowdowns in emerging markets offsetting progress in the Japanese and European economies.