Global shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares, the euro and oil fell on Friday as hopes for more global monetary easing dwindled despite the prospect of slower economic growth in Germany and China, and...
View ArticleGlobal Markets – Shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares, the euro and oil fell on Friday as hopes for more global monetary easing dwindled despite the prospect of slower economic growth in Germany and China, and...
View ArticleEuropean shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares, the euro and oil fell on Friday as hopes for more global monetary easing dwindled despite the prospect of slower economic growth in Germany and China, and...
View ArticleAnalysis – Egypt’s options narrow to IMF, Qatar as money runs out
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt seems to realise the money has nearly run out and it must turn to the IMF or a willing friend in the Gulf, where it now has just one, Qatar. After months of delays, the Islamist...
View ArticleEgypt needs to fix economy, strike IMF deal: Kerry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s need to get the economy back on its feet is paramount and urgent, and the government should strike a loan deal with the IMF, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on...
View ArticleAnalysis: Egypt is in for trouble with or without the IMF
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is at risk of a “revolution of the hungry” two years after Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising, as food and energy prices will soar with or without an IMF deal....
View ArticleAnalysis: Election limbo keeps Egypt’s IMF loan on ice
CAIRO (Reuters) – Once parliamentary elections are out of the way, Egypt stands a chance of securing an International Monetary Fund loan to help address its currency and budget crisis; the problem is...
View ArticleEgyptian reassurance may fail to woo investment dollars
CAIRO, March 21 (Reuters) – Egypt’s revival of a scheme meant to protect foreign buyers of government debt and stocks will struggle to achieve a wider aim – easing an acute dollar shortage. Earlier...
View ArticleEgypt raises rates to curb inflation, support pound
CAIRO, March 21 (Reuters) – Egypt’s central bank raised interest rates on Thursday, hoping to curb soaring inflation and slow a sliding pound currency, but the first increase in over a year is likely...
View ArticleFerguson’s retirement shocks Manchester United’s global fans
ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) – Nigeria, they say, has almost as many Manchester United fans as there are Canadians on the planet – 33 million. Such a figure is hard to verify, but a big contingent of the...
View ArticleTsipras gets Greek kiss but no deal yet in Brussels
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – If only a Greek crisis deal could be simply sealed with a kiss. Sadly, 24 hours after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras got a full Greek-style embrace as he arrived in Brussels,...
View ArticleGreek government criticises rebel lawmakers before bailout vote
ATHENS, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The Greek government criticised rebels within its ranks intent on opposing a new bailout deal in Thursday night’s parliamentary vote, saying a government without a majority...
View ArticleGreek ruling party warns rebel lawmakers not to risk government in bailout vote
ATHENS, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The Greek government criticised rebels within its ranks intent on opposing a new bailout deal in Thursday night’s parliamentary vote, saying a government without a majority...
View ArticleGreek ruling party heads towards split before bailout vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s ruling Syriza party edged towards a formal split on Thursday, hours before rebel leftist lawmakers plan to vote against a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat. With...
View ArticleGreek minister signals Tsipras to call confidence vote
ATHENS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – A Greek minister gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the government will call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza...
View ArticleTsipras likely to call confidence vote after party revolt
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government appears likely to call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza party over the country’s new bailout deal, senior ministers...
View ArticleVeteran Greek leftist parts ways with Tsipras
ATHENS (Reuters) – Veteran Greek leftist Panagiotis Lafazanis parted ways with his old comrade Alexis Tsipras on Friday, founding a new party dedicated to finishing off the country’s bailout before the...
View ArticleGreek opposition leaders weigh coalition despite crises, poll pressure
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek opposition politicians embarked on the laborious and apparently futile exercise on Saturday of trying to form a new government, oblivious to pressure for rapid elections so the...
View ArticleGreek coalition process crawls as election calls grow
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek opposition leaders took things easy on Sunday in their quest for a new coalition, ignoring calls from home and abroad for a rapid move to elections so the country can deal with...
View ArticleGreek coalition process crawls as election calls accelerate
ATHENS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Greek opposition leaders made zero progress on Sunday as they pressed on with trying to form a new coalition, despite appeals from home and abroad for a rapid move to...
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