Tag: Greece

• Friday, January 13th 2012 - 21:18 UTC

  S&P downgrades France’s rating; Greek swap talks on hold; Euro hits new low

  

  Stock markets and the Euro traded lower Friday as Greek debt swap talks were put on hold and France’s Finance minister confirmed that Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the country’s credit rating.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 05:27 UTC

  Greece admits it is closer to be forced out of the Euro zone

  

  Greece faces an exit from Europe's common currency block unless it clinches a deal on a second 130 billion Euro bailout with its international lenders, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 03:59 UTC

  Greek conservatives support austerity measures but refuse to sign document

  

  Greece's creditors failed to persuade the leader of the main conservative party to drop his refusal to sign a pledge that he will back austerity measures under a bailout deal aimed at saving the country from financial ruin.

• Saturday, November 19th 2011 - 05:44 UTC

  Greece submits austerity budget, but political differences surface in coalition

  

  Greece's new government took a first step on Friday towards meeting terms of an international bailout needed to avoid bankruptcy, submitting a budget bill that foresees no new austerity measures next year as long as reforms are enacted.

• Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:38 UTC

  Euro confidence crisis has several countries under siege

  

  Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters and Italy announced sweeping reforms in response to a European debt crisis that on Thursday pushed borrowing costs for France and Spain sharply higher.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 22:20 UTC

  Greek bond holders prepare for 50% ‘hair cut’ discussions involving 100bn Euros

  

  Greece and holders of its debt hope to agree on a proposal to halve its privately held debt within weeks, both sides said on Thursday, raising hopes that a key pillar of Greece's 130 billion Euros bailout is still on track.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 14:36 UTC

  ECB moves in to stop sell-off of EU bonds; Obama calls for stronger political will

  

  The European Central Bank stepped in on Wednesday to stem an accelerating sell-off of Euro zone government bonds, traders said, after the United States called for more decisive action to halt a spreading sovereign debt crisis.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 21:59 UTC

  Greece and banks begin discussing bonds’ 50% haircut and swap

  

  Greece and private bondholders begun working on a deal to halve its public debt, a key pillar of a bailout plan to save the country from bankruptcy and ejection from the euro zone, sources said.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:40 UTC

  Greek ‘technocrat’ PM faces confidence motion Wednesday

  

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said on Monday the policies tied to Athens' international bailout had worsened a recession and pushed unemployment higher, but the problem could be mitigated with reforms.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:58 UTC

  Merkel calls for EU political union as long term solution to Euro crisis

  

  As technocrats leaders in Italy and Greece rush to form governments as they sought to limit the damage from the Euro zone debt crisis – and the Euro climbed on relief that a key Italian bond auction drew decent demand from investors – German chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up to defend Europe’s common currency.