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In as brash an instance of lying propaganda as we have seen recently EU President Jean-Cleaude “when it’s serious you have to lie” Juncker unleashed 6 minutes of unabashed falsehoods this morning as the fearmongering and blame-shame-game for Greece begins. He proclaimed that “pension cuts were not in the creditors proposals” which as many pointed…
Sometimes it’s possible to step back and appreciate how much has changed for the better since police raided the Stonewall Inn, sparking riots and a national gay rights movement. Yesterday’s Gay Pride parade, coming on the heels of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, was one such moment of joyful triumph, where dancing…
The yen gained against the euro in Asia Monday after emergency Greek debt talks fell apart over the weekend, enhancing the Japanese currency’s allure among risk-averse investors. The euro took a tumble after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a call to hold a referendum on July 5 on country’s debt conditions, followed by news…
While Greece has understandably been the focal news event over the weekend – after all it has been 5 years in the making – let’s not forget that in another massive move, one geared squarely to prevent a market collapse and to avoid even further panic, the Chinese central bank cut both its policy rate…
TOKYO The euro fell almost 2 percent and share prices tumbled across Asia on Monday as Greece looked set to default on its debt repayment this week, forcing Athens to impose capital controls to halt bank runs. With the prospect of Greece being forced out of the euro in plain sight, the common currency…
Photo Rioters marching in Buenos Aires in December 2001. Credit Alejandro Kaminetsky/Reuters There may be a one-word explanation for why Greece will ultimately capitulate to European demands for more austerity: Argentina. Greece is hardly the first nation to face the prospect of defaulting on its sovereign debt obligations. Argentina has defaulted on its external debt…
Greece may default on its debts if a deal for more funding in exchange for fiscal reforms is not made. Here’s why that matters. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post) ATHENS — Greek leaders planned to shutter their banks for six days starting Monday and impose strict limits on withdrawals, amid rising global concerns about the nation’s…
Banks in Greece will not open on Monday as officials scrambled to prevent the country’s financial system from collapsing in panic. Account holders will face tough limits on what they can withdraw from ATMs, and the stock exchange will reportedly be shut. The measures were announced Sunday as Greece slid rapidly toward default and exit…
ATHENS Greece moved to check the growing strains on its crippled financial system on Sunday, closing its banks and imposing capital controls that brought the prospect of being forced out of the euro into plain sight. After bailout talks between the leftwing government and foreign lenders broke down at the weekend, the European Central Bank…
Decisions taken over the next few days will have profound consequences for Greeks It was more or less impossible for Greek banks to open tomorrow, once the European Central Bank announced it was turning off emergency lending to them. Because in the absence of any increase in this so called Emergency Liquidity Assistance, the banks…