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Greece confident of reaching agreement in make-or-break 24 April deadline

15/04/2015(0)
Eurozone finance ministers to pass judgment next week on reform-for-cash deal that would unlock €7.2bn (£5.2bn) of financial assistance Greece has vigorously rebutted speculation that it will declare a debt ... Read More
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China’s growth slows to 7% in the first quarter

15/04/2015(0)
China‘s economic growth slowed further in the three months to March this year, expanding 7% compared to a year earlier, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in ... Read More
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Greece’s €459m debt payment to IMF due on Thursday

09/04/2015(0)
Eurozone country is close to running out of cash and the ECB, the EU and the IMF have frozen further aid until they reach an agreement with its left-wing ... Read More
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Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones

08/04/2015(0)
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming ... Read More
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Forget Interest Rates, the Fed Has Another Big Decision to Make in the Next Year

08/04/2015(0)
In case exiting years of zero interest rates won’t be hard enough, Federal Reserve officials have another challenge approaching quickly: when to begin unwinding trillions of dollars of bond ... Read More
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Asia stocks gain after Fed official signals slow rate rises

07/04/2015(0)
Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street gained on a jump in crude prices and expectations the Federal Reserve will put off an interest rate hike until late in ... Read More
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Cyprus lifts all capital controls as banks recover

06/04/2015(0)
Cyprus is lifting the last remaining capital controls it imposed on its banking system during the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus was the only crisis-hit eurozone country to restrict ... Read More
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Greek bonds are a risk for most but a big opportunity for some

06/04/2015(0)
Small though it may be, the Greek government bonds market could under certain conditions prove to be the success story of the year, especially for those attracted by risk. ... Read More
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ECB says QE programme already boosting recovery

03/04/2015(0)
The European Central Bank said Thursday it is increasingly confident that its controversial bond purchase programme is helping boost the eurozone’s economic recovery, even as a top official expressed ... Read More
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‘Bad politics’ could hold Greece back, says Barroso (Video)

02/04/2015(0)
There is nothing to prevent Greece once again being a successful country “except sometimes bad politics,” says Jose Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission. Talking to ... Read More
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