· Diamond feared nationalisation
· Former Bankia board focus of criminal probe
· Profitability dips at UK firms
· Shirakawa: Europe debt woes the biggest threat to Japanese recovery
· France slaps €7bn in taxes on the rich and big firms
· Little change in Asian markets as they wait for ECB policy decision
· Global stocks remain stable in overnight trading
· Euro remains lower ahead of German factory data
· Oil drops on Europe’s weakening economy
· Milk rallying as weather from New Zealand to the U.S. Sours
