Greece

  • Jun 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

ECB is unlikely to punish senior bondholders

Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said yesterday that senior IMF officials support Ireland's...

EU
  • Jun 15, 2011
  • 2 min read

Risk of Greek default haunts euro-area banks

Moody's yesterday put French banks BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole and...

EU
  • Jun 15, 2011
  • 2 min read

Greece will default if Pasok cuts are blocked

Thousands of protesters surrounded parliament today as further defections cut the...

Greece
  • Jun 14, 2011
  • 2 min read

Athens could decide defaulting on debt is best option

If no solution can be found that avoids risking a Greek default, euro-area governments must be...

Greece
  • Jun 13, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter

The EU and euro-area's economic performance will continue to be powered by Germany, where links...

EU
  • Jun 10, 2011
  • 2 min read

More Greek belt-tightening may be political mistake

The government sent to parliament yesterday a package of cuts, taxes and accelerated...

Greece
  • Jun 10, 2011
  • 2 min read

Higher German growth may hurt euro-area peripherals

The Bundesbank announced today that it expects Germany to experience a "lengthy period of...

Germany
  • Jun 8, 2011
  • 7 min read

Greece's large debt makes default seem more attractive

Greece could become the euro-area's first insolvent state, German Finance Minister Wolfgang...

Greece