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Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... in many others though). US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew "...in a phone call on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, warned Athens that a failure to reach a deal on financing would immediately create hardship for Greece and "broad uncertainties ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... 20,219.27. Fears Athens will default and crash out of the eurozone increased on Tuesday when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused creditors of trying to "humiliate" his country and said the IMF bore "criminal responsibility" for austerity measures ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... word with newswire services reporting that the duelling parties have upped the ante and hardening their stances. Greek PM Tsipras accused Greece's creditors of wanting to humiliate the government - the IMF for its "criminal intent" and the ECB for insisting ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... outcome of a meeting of the Eurogroup finance ministers on Thursday in Luxembourg. But in Athens, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had harsh words for Greece's creditors, saying they were trying to "humiliate" the country and that Europe should reconsider ...

Another thrilla in Athena

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... does a Michael Jackson: "It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark..." Karen argues that Greek PM Tsipras hopes that a deal would be reach on 25 June - the day European leaders hold their scheduled meeting. Too late pens Karen ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... euro fell to $US1.1230 from $US1.1324 late on Wednesday in New York. In Brussels Thursday Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said differences remained with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker after a second round of bailout talks in as many ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
If one were to believe in conspiracy theories, one would suspect that 'the institutions' - perhaps, even Tsipras himself -- have placed a short on Greek bonds and stocks today... and collect the windfall tomorrow. Speculations of rumours of gossips ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande would meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of an EU-Latin America summit, encouraging hopes for a deal extending Greece's bailout funding. But analysts ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... remaining bailout funds with a huge debt repayments to the IMF due at the end of the month. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has warned that if no deal is reached it would lead to the collapse of the eurozone. "European stocks are once again heading ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... 3.0% limit from 2003-2006. The powers that be (that includes Germany) let it get away with it. Why not Greece? Greek PM Tsipras' op-ed article in 'Le Monde' rings a bell: Which strategy will prevail? The one that calls for a Europe of solidarity, equality ...