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| | | | ... into a bottomless pit." Bottomless pit. Yeah, I, me and Irene know that, but you don't have to say it out loud and to the Greeks' face. "Let him who has no sin..." (John 8:7). For your country too, Herr Schaeuble, had defaulted before - and two times ... |
| | | | ... explosion". Doesn't he watch TV? Default or more austerity measures, the ultimate effect will be the same. Misery for the Greeks. Not so according to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. "It is not about torturing the Greeks" but to give them ... |
| | | | There's a certain kind of hush all over the world overnight as financial markets turned their attention back to the Greeks and their seemingly never-ending negotiations with their benefactors - the IMF, the EU, the ECB... and private creditors. Ahhh ... |
| | | | ... Germany's refusal to agree on an expanded bailout fund (ESM or EFSF or whatever) and Greece's (or more accurately, the Greeks') rejection of more austerity measures. And speaking of Greece, the situation remains fluid there. It's been "there's a deal" ... |
| | | | ... certainly miffed and they made it known in no uncertain terms - and so did the financial markets. No one really expects the Greeks on the street to vote for higher taxes, lower wages (for those who still have work) and reduced welfare payments, do they? ... |
| | | | ... October to hammer a deal, Papandreou does this? Deal, what deal? Forget the deal, everything's up in the air until the Greeks democratically decide on 4 December. Voluntary - or even involuntary - 50% haircut, bank recapitalisation, expanded EFSF (and ... |
| | | | ... agreed to last week. "That takes a bit of the gloss off the interest rate cut yesterday," Mr Heffernan said. "It is just the Greeks shooting themselves in the foot again, more or less. "But, nevertheless, it frightens the horses as far as the markets ... |
| | | | ... can't blame him. He's maybe just covering his butt from the consequence of accepting the deal - that is, more pain for the Greeks. At least by holding a referendum, he's democratised this pain and argue that it's the people's choice. "Vox populi, vox ... |
| | | | ... parliament said there would not be a referendum and they wanted the prime minister to call elections. "Then, we had the Greeks come out again saying there would be a referendum and there would be a (parliamentary) vote of confidence on the cabinet on ... |
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