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Greek PM A. Tsipras met with voters in jumbo interview (Video)
April 28th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister A. Tsipras’ interview ran from 11.30 p.m. through to 2.36 a.m. and involved him directly answering voters’ questions Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident that an “interim agreement” would be agreed upon with Greece’s partners ...
Dollar on defensive after more weak U.S. economic data
April 27th, 2015
The dollar started the week on the defensive on Monday after more disappointing U.S. economic data reinforced expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates any time soon, while concerns about Greece‘s debt talks pressured the euro. ...
Grexit: Remaining In The Eurozone Is No Longer ‘The Base Case’ For Greece
April 22nd, 2015
According to the Wall Street Journal, Greece staying in the eurozone is no longer “the base case” for European officials, and one even told the Journal that “literally nothing has been achieved” in negotiations with the new Greek government ...
Signs the market is girding for a Greek default
April 21st, 2015
If the financial market is a good predictor, you’d better brace for a Greek default. Borrowing costs on Greece’s government bonds have rallied back to levels not seen since 2012, the cost of insuring against a default has surged ...
China, Japan stocks up as Beijing steps up stimulus
April 20th, 2015
Stock markets in China and Japan rose on Monday after Beijing’s latest stimulus to shore up the world’s second-largest economy underpinned sentiment and helped limit losses across the rest of Asia. China’s central bank on Sunday cut the amount ...
Alexis Tsipras flies to Moscow amid speculation of bailout from Putin
April 8th, 2015
Greek prime minister to sign accords with Russia, including gas price discount and possible loans in return for Greek assets, that would alarm EU creditors The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, began a controversial visit to Moscow on Tuesday as ...
The Greek crisis and the clash of philosophies within the EU
April 7th, 2015
Listening to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis speaking about the recent Eurogroup agreement on Greece, one could be forgiven for thinking they were talking about two completely different texts. There are obviously deep ...
Greece: ECB raises ELA limit by 700 mln euros
April 2nd, 2015
Greek banks received a cash lifeline of just 700 million euros from the European Central Bank on Wednesday as this is the estimated amount of liquidity needed by the local credit system for one week given the outflow of ...
Dollar Watchers Look to IMF
March 30th, 2015
Data on central banks’ holdings of greenbacks are expected to fuel the rally A roaring dollar rally could get a boost this coming week with the release of data that many investors expect to provide fresh evidence that central ...
The tiny broker who won on the Swiss Franc shock
March 25th, 2015
Some of the big guys lost on the Swiss franc. Turns out, one of the little guys won. While the likes of Citigroup Inc. and Saxo Bank A/S got stung when Switzerland abruptly let the franc soar in mid-January, ...
