The European Central Bank wants its second offer of cheap ultra-long funds next week to be its last, putting the onus back on governments to secure the euro zone's longer-term future. Powerful members of the central bank's 23-man governing council are privately hoping demand at the February 29 auction will fall well short of the 1 trillion euros some expect, backing their view that it should be the last. Central bank sources say they are worried that banks will become too reliant on ECB funds, removing the incentive to restart lending between themselves. The ECB first offered banks low cost three-year money in ... (full story)