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ECB Raises Emergency Lending to Greek Banks by $984 Million
July 23rd, 2015
Decision comes two days after a Greek bond redemption averted a default The European Central Bank on Wednesday raised the ceiling on emergency lending to Greek banks by €900 million ($980 million), a person familiar with the matter said, ...
Greek debt crisis: MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
July 22nd, 2015
The Greek parliament is to vote later on a second set of reforms needed to secure its bailout deal. If MPs approve the financial and judicial reforms, Greece will be able to press ahead with negotiations for an €86 ...
Was Greece Always Part Of The Plan?
July 20th, 2015
Since its inception, critics of the eurozone have been pointing to its incomplete nature — everyone uses the same money but keeps their own national budgets and tax regimes — and speculating that this “fatal flaw” would doom the ...
Greece update: Banks to reopen on Monday, after sudden ECB cash boost
July 17th, 2015
The 900-million-euro increase in the cash available to the Greek credit system and the lifting of the uncertainty with the passage through Parliament of the prior actions required for the third bailout loan pave the way for banks to ...
Schaeuble Shrugs Off Greek Vote Saying Euro Exit Is Best
July 16th, 2015
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Greece the only way it’ll get a debt reduction is to leave the euro and cast doubt on the country’s ability to even complete negotiations on a third bailout. Schaeuble, who led the ...
EU Commission proposes 7 billion euro loan for Greece for July
July 15th, 2015
The European Commission is proposing to give a 7 billion euro ($7.7 billion) bridge loan to Greece to cover the country’s financing needs in July using the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM), according to document from the EU executive. ...
The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Already Starting To Fall Apart
July 15th, 2015
The “deal that was designed to fail” has already begun to unravel. The IMF, which was expected to provide a big chunk of the financing, has indicated that it may walk away from the deal unless Greece is granted ...
Greece Holds Out, Wins Even Worse Deal
July 14th, 2015
The hostile takeover is almost complete. On Sunday Greece agreed not just to Germany’s original demands, but to even more: “(Bloomberg) – The conditions that Tsipras swallowed comprised a laundry list of unfinished business from Greece’s two previous bailouts ...
3 Big Reasons Why The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Really A German Trap
July 14th, 2015
Greece is saved? All over the planet, news headlines are boldly proclaiming that a “deal” has been reached which will give Greece the money that it needs and keep it in the eurozone. But as you will see below, ...
Eurozone’s Greek Deal: What investors, analysts and strategists are saying
July 13th, 2015
Stock markets in Europe rose sharply Monday after eurozone leaders said they would give Greece another bailout provided that the government implements a round of austerity measures in the coming days. Here is what some investors, analysts and strategists are saying. Matthew ...
