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RBS, Credit Suisse recommend buying Greek debt
July 31st, 2015
It is barely two weeks since Greece was on the brink of crashing out of the euro, yet some investment banks are now encouraging investors to return to its bond market. A last gasp deal on 13 July saw ...
Trillion-Dollar Stock Managers See Chaos on Greek ‘No’ Vote
July 6th, 2015
It shouldn’t have gotten this far. That’s the view of equity managers overseeing more than $3.7 trillion, who say the game of chicken between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and creditors threatens lasting damage to a European stock rally ...
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
July 6th, 2015
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece‘s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, ...
Greek deal or not, the euro has changed forever
June 25th, 2015
By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency — and maybe even for the better. Deal or no deal on staving ...
Greek Stalemate Leaves Tsipras Face Final Creditor Offer
June 3rd, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be told the details of a final proposal from creditors to break a stalemate over a financial lifeline as his country runs out of options to avert a default. After European leaders and ...
Ruble is enjoying demand thanks to monthly tax payments
April 24th, 2015
The ruble made new gains on Thursday, supported by impending monthly tax payments that require the conversion of export earnings, and ignoring expectations the central bank will soon cut interest rates. “The Russian currency is enjoying demand thanks to ...
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 ...
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
February 17th, 2015
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout package as “unacceptable”. The unexpectedly rapid collapse raised doubts about Greece’s future ...
Vatican Bank Joins 100 Nations In FATCA Offshore Account Hunt
December 29th, 2014
In his annual Christmas messages to more than one billion Catholics, the Pope may have left out something: offshore account compliance. Maybe, but the U.S. Treasury is more than happy to fill in the blanks. Just before Christmas, the ...
Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels in dramatic autumn statement
December 4th, 2014
The chancellor, George Osborne, has set out dramatic plans to move Britain from the red into the black that will see public spending as a percentage of GDP fall to its lowest level since the 1930s and could require ...