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• UPDATE 1-China central bank job up for grabs as Zhou set to retire

  BEIJING, Nov 14- China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, is likely a step nearer retirement on Wednesday after he was left out of a key policymaking group of the ruling Communist Party. He has been central bank chief since December 2002.

• Yuan closes at record high, eyes on c.bank's next move

  SHANGHAI, Nov 14- The yuan closed at a record high against the dollar for a third straight day on Wednesday, but dealers complained that the central bank's reluctance to let the spot market take the yuan even higher was choking off trade. The People's Bank of China set its midpoint at 6.2881 per dollar on Wednesday, slightly stronger than Tuesday's fix of 6.2891.

• WRAPUP 1-Japanese bank balance sheets saddled with heavy equity losses

  TOKYO, Nov 14- Japan's three mega banks posted earnings that were dragged down by heavy losses on their equity portfolios, renewing investor concerns about the practice of lenders holding stakes in clients including the country's money-losing electronics makers.

• Moroccan bank, Abu Dhabi firm to start Africa equities fund

  DUBAI, Nov 14- Morocco's Attijariwafabank and Abu Dhabi- owned Invest AD plan to start a jointly-managed fund to invest in Africa's listed companies, in a sign more institutional investors are lining up to tap growth in the continent.

• Mizuho H1 profit declines 27.6 percent, hurt by stock losses

  TOKYO, Nov 14- Mizuho Financial Group, Japan's No.2 bank by assets, posted a 27.6 percent decline in first-half net profit, hurt by hefty losses on its equity portfolio while lending at home remained sluggish due to a tepid economy.

• Yuan hits new high for 3rd straight day, traders wait for c.bank signal

  SHANGHAI, Nov 14- The yuan struck a record high against the dollar for a third straight day on Wednesday, but dealers complained that the central bank's reluctance to let the spot market take the yuan even higher was choking off trade. The People's Bank of China set its midpoint at 6.2881 per dollar on Wednesday, slightly stronger than Tuesday's fix of 6.2891.

• UPDATE 1-Fed no safety net if US goes over fiscal cliff -Fisher

  WASHINGTON, Nov 13- The Federal Reserve cannot do much more to shelter the U.S. economy if the country goes over a year-end fiscal cliff of tax hikes and government spending cuts, a senior U.S. central bank official said on Tuesday.

• Fed no 'safety net' if US economy goes over fiscal cliff -Fisher

  WASHINGTON, Nov 13- The Federal Reserve cannot do much more to shelter the U.S. economy if the country goes over a year-end fiscal cliff of tax hikes and government spending cuts, a senior U.S. central bank official said on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 2-Fed's Yellen backs holding rates near zero to 2016

  *Yellen wants easier policy than Wall Street expects. BERKELEY, Calif., Nov 13- Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that U.S. short term interest rates may need to stay near zero until early 2016, a half year longer than Wall Street dealers expect, to forcefully lift employment.

• US Senate Banking chairman: Elizabeth Warren would be an asset

  Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren would be a welcome addition to the Senate Banking Committee, its chairman Tim Johnson said on Tuesday in his first public statement about his preferences since Warren was elected.

• UPDATE 1-Fed's Yellen backs holding rates near zero to 2016

  WASHINGTON, Nov 13- Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that U.S. interest rates may need to stay near zero until early 2016 to forcefully lift employment, and she strongly backed adopting inflation and unemployment thresholds to guide policy.

• CORRECTED-Fed's Yellen backs holding rates near zero to 2016

  Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that interest rates may need to stay near zero until early 2016 to forcefully lift employment, and strongly backed adopting inflation and unemployment thresholds to guide policy.

• Fed's Yellen backs holding rates near zero to 2016

  Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that interest rates may need to stay near zero until early 2016 to forcefully lift employment, and strongly backed adopting inflation and unemployment thresholds to guide policy.

• UPDATE 3-Divisions overshadow Europe's plan to control banks

  *Sweden, Austria warn new ECB powers may require EU treaty changes. *UK and Germany push for limits on ECB as bank watchdog. BRUSSELS, Nov 13- Divisions in Europe over a new regime to supervise banks overshadowed fresh attempts by EU finance ministers on Tuesday to agree a centrepiece reform that some officials fear could unravel.

• UPDATE 2-Divisions overshadow Europe's plan to control banks

  *Sweden, Austria warn new ECB powers may require EU treaty changes. *UK and Germany push for limits on ECB as bank watchdog. BRUSSELS, Nov 13- Divisions in Europe over a new regime to supervise banks overshadowed fresh attempts by EU finance ministers on Tuesday to agree a centrepiece reform that some officials fear could now unravel.

• UPDATE 1-Europe seeks to break logjam over regime to control banks

  *Sweden: EU treaty changes may be needed for ECB to get power. *UK and Germany push for limits on ECB as bank watchdog. BRUSSELS, Nov 13- EU finance ministers sought on Tuesday to break an impasse over a new regime to supervise banks, but with much of the plan contested, the European Union risks seeing this centrepiece reform unravel.