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Greece: Investors are being warned of choppy waters ahead for markets in the coming days
July 13th, 2015
With eurogroup finance ministers talking tough and still no deal sealed with Greece by yesterday evening, investors are being warned of choppy waters ahead for markets in the coming days. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras was given three days to ...
Spanish, French Stocks Lead Europe Rally as Greece Submits Plan
July 10th, 2015
European stocks climbed, poised for a weekly gain, after Greece offered to meet most of creditors’ demands in exchange for a new bailout. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 1.5 percent to 386.91 at 10:04 a.m. in London. Benchmark ...
Greece debt crisis: Eurozone receives economic reform plan
July 10th, 2015
The Greek government has submitted economic reform proposals to try to secure a further bailout from its creditors, eurozone officials say. They say they received the plan late on Thursday – just two hours before a midnight deadline. They ...
Greece Enters Its Crack-Up Boom
July 9th, 2015
The Austrian School of economics has a concept called a “crack-up boom” in which a critical mass of people conclude that their government is actively trying to devalue its currency. Consumers respond by front-running the government, spending their paychecks ...
Greece is bad but this is worse. The Chinese stock market
July 9th, 2015
The twin fears of China and Greece will hang over markets Thursday with China increasingly the bigger concern. “There’s definitely an issue if we see a further correction in the Chinese stock market,” said Russ Koesterich, BlackRock’s chief investment ...
Greece: Creditors await Greek proposals after loan request
July 9th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces one of his most difficult days in power on Thursday as he must finalize proposals for tough economic reforms and submit them to the country’s creditors by the end of the day to ...
Greece and its Slow Growth Problem
July 8th, 2015
I knew that Greece has not traditionally been the economic dynamo behind growth in the EU economy. I had not quite realized how far the Greek economy has lagged behind over the last several decades. Here’s a figure from ...
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras appeals for European unity
July 8th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for the European Union to avoid division, as indebted Greece struggles to stay in the euro. In a sometimes stormy debate in the European Parliament, he said: “Let’s not let Europe be ...
Greek banks could run out of cash in next two days
July 8th, 2015
Greek banks could start to run out of cash over the next two days if creditors do not agree to a new aid deal, two sources familiar with the country’s financial system said on Tuesday. With withdrawals from cash ...
Xoom Launches Service to Austria, Belgium, Greece, and Portugal
July 8th, 2015
Consumers save time and money sending money with Xoom Vs. bank wires Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ:XOOM), a leading digital money transfer provider, has expanded its service to include Austria, Belgium, Greece and Portugal. Xoom offers fast deposits and can deposit money in as little as 24 hours when customers ...