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Germany Confirms To Sell E5 Bln New 6-Month Bubills Sep 13

FRANKFURT (MNI) - Germany will sell E5 billion new 6-month bubills September 13, the Bundesbank confirmed Friday.

The formal tender offer will be announced next Friday, September 10. Bids are due by 0900 GMT on Monday, September 13, with results of the allocation to be announced shortly thereafter.

The bubills will settle on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 and mature on March 16, 2011.

Riksbank Nyberg: 'Very Good Chance' Europe Gets Out Of Crisis

SEOUL (MNI) - Europe stands a "very good" chance of getting out of its current debt crisis, although the process will take time, Riksbank Deputy-Governor Lars Nyberg told Market News International Friday.

"There's a very good chance to get out of the situation in Europe in a slow, but workable fashion," he said on the sidelines of the Financial Stability Board meeting here.

ECB's Draghi: Recovery Here To Stay But Faces Risks

SEOUL (MNI) - The global economic recovery is here to stay but it is also at risk as a result of financial market fragility and the end of fiscal stimulus cycles, Financial Stability Board Chairman and Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi said here Friday.

"It's not going to be a strong recovery in the short- to medium-term," he told reporters at a briefing on the sidelines of an FSB meeting here.

Deutsche Bank Chief Econ: EMU Debt Crisis To Flare Up Again

BERLIN (MNI) - Deutsche Bank chief economist Thomas Mayer fears that the public debt crisis will flare up again in the Eurozone later this month, according to an article in German business daily Handelsblatt.

"We must prepare ourselves in Europe for troubles in the autumn," Mayer told the newspaper in an interview published Friday.

EU Policymakers Reach Political Deal On New Fincl Supervisors

BRUSSELS (MNI) - European Union policymakers reached political agreement late Thursday to set up four new financial regulatory authorities, successfully concluding months of negotiations.

The deal will lead to the creation of four new supervisory authorities, one of which will be part of the European Central Bank and will oversee macroprudential supervision. The new bodies are to be operational by the start of 2011.

Analysis: ECB Pledges Ongoing Support As Recovery Continues

By Johanna Treeck

FRANKFURT (MNI) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet Thursday presented significant upward revisions to Eurozone growth forecasts and noted further improvement in money markets, but he nevertheless pledged to maintain the current level of support at least until mid-January 2011.

Although Trichet sounded surprisingly optimistic and emphasized that "we are in a process" of exiting from non-standard operations, the ECB may still postpone for quite some time a second attempt to withdraw the emergency liquidity measures.

Analysis: ECB Pledges Ongoing Support As Recovery Continues

By Johanna Treeck

FRANKFURT (MNI) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet Thursday presented significant upward revisions to Eurozone growth forecasts and noted further improvement in money markets, but he nevertheless pledged to maintain the current level of support at least until mid-January 2011.

Although Trichet sounded surprisingly optimistic and emphasized that "we are in a process" of exiting from non-standard operations, the ECB may still postpone for quite some time a second attempt to withdraw the emergency liquidity measures.

Analysis: ECB Pledges Ongoing Support As Recovery Continues

By Johanna Treeck

FRANKFURT (MNI) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet Thursday presented significant upward revisions to Eurozone growth forecasts and noted further improvement in money markets, but he nevertheless pledged to maintain the current level of support at least until mid-January 2011.

Although Trichet sounded surprisingly optimistic and emphasized that "we are in a process" of exiting from non-standard operations, the ECB may still postpone for quite some time a second attempt to withdraw the emergency liquidity measures.