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Capital controls: How Greeks and tourists will be hit
June 29th, 2015
For the average Greek, capital controls have now gone from threat to reality. But what does this mean in practice? On Monday morning, employees of the National Bank of Greece, the country’s largest commercial bank, were continuing to go ...
Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan confirmed on Monday that the central bank intervened in markets overnight
June 29th, 2015
Swiss Step Into Currency Market as Greece Adds to SNB’s Woes Greece’s decision to effectively call a public vote on its euro-area membership is one more blow for Switzerland, the country where overwhelming demand for its currency is pushing ...
On Monday, It’s China Versus Greece
June 29th, 2015
Fear and greed are both getting a serious workout lately, but Monday will be even more fun than usual because of two big stories that hit over the weekend. First, Greece decided to put the draconian demands of its ...
Closed banks and capital controls until referendum
June 29th, 2015
In wake of MPs approving plebiscite, gov’t agrees to emergency measures after ECB decides not to lift limit on liquidity Greece heads to a referendum on Sunday that could decide whether its future lies in or out of the ...
Asian stock markets sink after Greece closes banks
June 29th, 2015
Asian stock markets sank Monday after Greece closed its banks and imposed capital controls in a dramatic turn in its struggle with heavy debts. Oil prices declined and the euro edged down against the dollar after Athens announced the ...
Crisis talks on Greece to stretch into the weekend
June 26th, 2015
After yet another inconclusive Eurogroup in Brussels Thursday, finance ministers agreed that more talks were required to bridge enduring gaps between Greece and its creditors with another Eurogroup to be held over the weekend, most likely on Saturday. Greek ...
Greece Lurches Closer to Default
June 25th, 2015
European officials resumed talks on Greece’s bailout on Thursday after a day of negotiations broke up in the early hours without ending the standoff that has brought the country on the cusp of a default. With the Greek government ...
Does The IMF Actually Want To Cause A Greek Debt Default?
June 24th, 2015
When it comes to geopolitics, there are often wheels working within wheels that are working within wheels. Once in a while we get a peek behind the scenes, but for the most part the machinations of the global elite ...
ECB Said to Raise Cap on Emergency Liquidity for Greek Banks
June 23rd, 2015
The European Central BanK (ECB) increased the cap on emergency liquidity for Greek lenders for the fourth time in less than a week, said a person familiar with the matter. The Governing Council raised the limit on the funds in ...
Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground
June 23rd, 2015
Creditors view new Greek proposals on pensions and VAT as the most positive move yet in five months of wrangling Hopes of a deal that would spare Greece from a looming debt default and possible exit from the single ...