(Reuters) – It is "wrong and dangerous" to see central banks as the only able crisis manager, European Central Bank policymaker Jens Weidmann said in an interv iew with a Finnish newspaper. "Central banks in recent years have been pulled into the role of a crisis manager. Some think that central banks are the only able ones. I consider this thinking wrong and dangerous," Weidmann told Helsingin Sanomat. Weidmann, who also heads Germany's Bundesbank, reiterated his opposition to the sovereign bond purchases by the European Central Bank, saying they pose a considerable risk to monetary policy. … Rugby-Crusaders winger Guildford steps down amid misconduct probe
Jan 20 (Reuters) – Canterbury Crusaders winger Zac Guildford has voluntarily stood down from the franchise following his involvement in a late-night incident in Christchurch last weekend, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said on Sunday. The 23-year-old with well-documented alcohol problems has admitted his involvement in the incident after a private house party which is now being investigated by his team and the NZRU. “We and the Crusaders were very disappointed to learn of this incident. …
Explosive device at shopping mall near Athens injures two
ATHENS (Reuters) – An explosive device went off on Sunday at a shopping centre near Athens causing damage and lightly injuring two security employees, police said. “The device was placed in a garbage bin near a branch of National Bank. There were two warning calls to a newspaper about half an hour before the explosion but police thought it was a hoax,” a police official who declined to be named told Reuters. (Reporting by George Georgiopoulos; Editing by Alison Williams)
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