euro zone

greece-germany

It’s Germany vs. Greece, And The Very Survival Of The Eurozone Is At Stake

20/02/2015(0)
Is this the beginning of the end for the eurozone? On Thursday, Germany rejected a Greek request for a six-month loan extension. The Germans insisted that the Greek proposal ... Read More
varoufakis-tsipras

A Greek Drama Draws In the Obama Administration, Again

20/02/2015(0)
President Barack Obama and his team may be suffering from Greek financial-crisis déjà vu. In 2010, and again in 2012, Mr. Obama and top officials in his administration worried that ... Read More
greek bonds

Investors Still Don’t Think Greece Will Exit the Euro

20/02/2015(0)
As Greece heads toward 11th-hour funding talks with its euro-area membership on the line, bondholders are surprisingly sanguine about its failure so far to secure a deal. Forget the ... Read More
EUROGROUP- February

Eurogroup: EU “Trojan Horses” and cracks in the wall

20/02/2015(0)
Friday’s Eurogroup is expected to be a tough day of negotiation and a last chance for a “mutually beneficial” situation Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ proposal for a six-month extension ... Read More
ECB - building

Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics: December 2014

19/02/2015(0)
19 February 2015 – Financial statements of the ECB for 2014 ECB’s net profit for 2014: €989 million (2013: €1,440 million) Net interest income from the Securities Markets Programme: ... Read More
English Pounds

Bigger pay packets give pound a lift as sterling hits seven-year high against the euro

19/02/2015(0)
Sterling soared to a seven-year high against the euro yesterday, pushed up by record jobs figures and rising wages, with some investors expecting a Bank of England rate hike ... Read More
Tsipras-Varoufakis

Greece gets lifeline as ECB agrees €3.3bn extra emergency funds

19/02/2015(0)
Total funding on offer now €68.3bn as Greek banks come close to using €65bn of liquidity funds granted by European Central Bank The embattled Greek government has been thrown ... Read More
jean-claude-juncker

Juncker urges Greek government to respect financial commitments

18/02/2015(0)
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has urged the SYRIZA-led coalition to abide by the commitments made by the country’s previous governments. “It goes without saying that all the financial ... Read More
Greece-eurozone

Greece faces resistance to extra emergency funds for banks

18/02/2015(0)
The European Central Bank faces resistance from Germany to allowing any extra emergency lending for Greek banks, people familiar with the matter said, increasing pressure on Athens to sign up to ... Read More
euro-web

Commerzbank puts the chances of a Grexit at 50%

17/02/2015(0)
Jacques Delors Institute also explores the possibility of a Greek leaving the euro zone In a research note released today, Commerzbank, the global banking and financial services company based ... Read More
Broker Cyprus TopFX