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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday urged voters to ignore European scaremongering and vote 'No' in this weekend's referendum as polls showed support swinging behind the 'Yes' campaign.

ESM may not be operational until next year: Lloyds Bank

European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which is Europe‘s permanent rescue facility, is expected to come into force on October 8. Trevor Williams, Lloyds Bank says it probably is not going to start until next year.

Rally to be durable post Spain, Greece solution: Barclays

A spate of good news have lent a good support to global markets. Nigel Chalk of Barclays admitted that most market expectations have been met, but the rally will be durable if further clarity on Europe emerges.

World stocks ease as US Fed stimulus seen less certain

Shares on world markets retreated on Thursday on dimmed expectations for new stimulus from the Federal Reserve and data showing slower global economic growth, while the euro rose after sources said Spain is in talks over conditions for aid to reduce its borrowing costs.

Spain in talks with Euro zone over sovereign aid: Sources

Spain is negotiating with the euro zone over conditions for international aid to bring down its borrowing costs though the country has not made a final decision to request a bailout, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Greece is most difficult nation in euro-zone: EFSF

Greece is the most difficult member-state among the euro-zone nations, which has a different set of problems in comparison to other debt-ridden states, European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) Chief Executive Klaus Regling has said.

See flows in fixed income than equity ahead: StanChart

Manpreet Gill of Standard Chartered expects funds to continue flowing in emerging markets, but he is optimistic about funds flowing into the fixed income space than equities in the near-term.

Slim chances of ECB action in next meet, says Citi

Ahead of the ECB meet on Thursday, Jurgen Michels of Citi feels chances of ECB action is very little taking into consideration the stands taken by the German Federal Bank, Bundesbank and Spain's reluctance to ask for support from the EFSF.

EU surprises, experts ask for prioritization of key issues

After the EU leaders decided to sort out Spain and Italy‘s debt woes, the global markets saw an upside. However, Trevor Williams, Chief Economist of Lloyds Bank tells CNBC-TV18 that he is not very enthusiastic about it

Mecklai graph of the day: Will the rally in EURO sustain?

Mecklai graph of the day: Will the rally in EURO sustain? The EURUSD rallied to fresh session highs of $1.2591 surging as much as 1.5 %, the biggest intraday advance since Nov. 30.

Euro zone agrees on bank supervision, bond support

European leaders agreed on Friday to create a single supervisory body for euro zone banks and to allow them to be recapitalized directly by the currency area's rescue fund without adding to government debt.

ECB meet to hint at rate-cuts, stabilise mkts: Nick Parsons

Nick Parsons of National Australia Bank, in his analysis of the European markets on CNBC-TV18, explains that the next ECB council meeting will see strong hints of a cut in rates and that will be enough to make investors think that there is some concerted action.

Spain bailout sufficient to recapitalise banks: StanChart

Giving her perspective on the on the effectiveness of that up to 100 billion euro bailout for Spain, Sarah Hewin, Regional Head of Research for Europe in the Global Research Department of Standard Chartered Bank that the bailout at the top end of the estimations of how much Spain banks could need for recapitalization purposes.

Would you buy a eurobond? 'Not the be-all end-all'

Eurobonds may be hailed by some as a potential solution to the Greek debt crisis, but likely would be met by skepticism in the open market.

Germany, France draw battle lines over common bonds

Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone governments to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc's debt crisis.

Spain's first step must be to recapitalise banks: Rabobank

The biggest fear is that Spain's cost of debt is hovering around the dangerous 6% limit, says Lyn Graham Taylor of Rabobank.

Euro crisis needs 'mother of all firewalls': OECD

Euro zone finance ministers need to impress finance markets with the size of their rescue fund for indebted countries when they meet later this week, the head of the OECD said on Tuesday, advocating "the mother of all firewalls".

Frustrations soar as Greeks seek elusive bailout deal

Greek parties will try on Wednesday to agree a reform deal in return for a new EU/IMF rescue to avoid a chaotic default.

Still not over financial hurdles confronting Europe: HSBC

HSBC Private Bank believes that the EU summit rightly focused on growth issues, but that the financial hurdles that the area faces will continue for a while.

Eurozone finmins to rule on glacial Greek debt talks

Eurozone finance ministers will decide on Monday what terms of a Greek debt restructuring they are ready to accept as part of a second bailout package for Athens after negotiators for private creditors said they could not improve their offer.

Italy wants EU bailout fund doubled: German magazine

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti wants the lending capacity of the euro zone's permanent rescue fund to be doubled to one trillion euros, German magazine Der Spiegel wrote on Saturday.

Greece's creditors leave Athens, talks to continue

Chief negotiators for Greece's private creditors left Athens on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a chaotic default.

'EFSF may struggle to raise long-term funds post downgrade'

Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating of the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund on Monday. Lyn Graham-Taylor, strategist-fixed income at Rabobank says, EFSF is going to struggle to raise longer dated paper.

S&P downgrades euro zone rescue fund, Greece pressured

US rating agency Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating of the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund on Monday, and Greece was under pressure to break a deadlock in debt swap talks if it is to avoid an unruly default.

S&P adds to EU's stress: Is an EFSF downgrade looming?

Credit ratings agency S&P unleashed a series of ratings downgrades on Friday, bringing the focus squarely back on the eurozone.