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Exclusive: DBRS to rate all euro zone sovereigns by year-end

NEW YORK (Reuters) - DBRS plans to rate the credit of all euro-zone sovereigns by year-end, from the current 10 of 17, which will give the now-missing countries one more way for the ECB to weigh how valuable each nation's debt is as collateral.Full story

EU risks "too big to cooperate" bank supervision

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The role of the European Banking Authority must be beefed up beyond current plans to ensure that regulation of Europe's banks does not fragment into two competing systems, one of the architects of the reforms told a public hearing on Friday. Full story

ECB can't solve euro zone crisis alone: Weidmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said on Thursday it was not up to the European Central Bank to solve the euro zone crisis, resisting pressure from other ECB policymakers for the bank to widen its range of policy tools. Full story

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  ECB Ultimatum to Cyprus: Strike a Deal or Else

The European Central Bank is ready to cut off emergency funding for the tiny island country if it doesn't reach a bailout deal by Monday. Martin Wolf, Financial Times, weighs in with the details.

  Plan B: Cyprus Goes Back to the Drawing Board

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has the update on the European Central Bank's efforts to pressure the solvency of Cypriot banks.

  Santelli ECB to Monitor Euro Strength

CNBC's Rick Santell talks with Mark Grant, Southwest Securities about the Bank of England and European Central Bank's decision to leave interest rates unchanged.

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