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February 26th, 2015
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EU unveils plans for historic single energy market
February 26th, 2015
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday for a continent-wide single energy market to reduce its uneasy reliance on Russian supplies and cut a massive annual import bill of some 400 billion euros. The proposals by the European Commission, the executive ...
Apple Throws a Wrench Into Nasdaq’s Gearbox
February 26th, 2015
Shares of tech company slump, helping to end a 10-day winning streak for the index The Nasdaq Composite Index’s longest winning streak in more than five years ended with a whimper at the hands of a surprising culprit: a pullback in ...
Greek finance minister’s letter to the Eurogroup
February 24th, 2015
Following is the text of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis‘s letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem outlining Greece’s proposed reforms. “Dear President of the Eurogroup, In the Eurogroup of 20 February 2015 the Greek government was invited to present ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
Greece: We’ll fight on against austerity – Interview with FM Varoufakis
February 24th, 2015
Greece’s leftist government will implement all policies promised during the recent election campaign, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Monday. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, he said the battle to “recalibrate the austerity” imposed on Greece by its international creditors ...
Portugal backs Germany on debt deal for Greece
February 20th, 2015
Portuguese Finance Minister Maria Luis Albuquerque insisted in a German newspaper interview on Friday that Greece must fulfil the current conditions of its international bailout. “There is a framework within which we are prepared to talk to the Greek ...
A Greek Drama Draws In the Obama Administration, Again
February 20th, 2015
President Barack Obama and his team may be suffering from Greek financial-crisis déjà vu. In 2010, and again in 2012, Mr. Obama and top officials in his administration worried that Greece’s debt woes could fracture the eurozone, knock down an ...
Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate
February 19th, 2015
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is heating up. At their Jan. 27-28 policy meeting, officials heard ...
Greece gets lifeline as ECB agrees €3.3bn extra emergency funds
February 19th, 2015
Total funding on offer now €68.3bn as Greek banks come close to using €65bn of liquidity funds granted by European Central Bank The embattled Greek government has been thrown a lifeline by the European Central Bank after the ECB agreed to ...