Government official says Greece will not pay €1.6bn loan instalment due to IMF on Tuesday, increasing likelihood it will leave eurozoneAsian shares edged up and the euro sagged in early Asian trading on Tuesday as Greece lurched towards defaulting on a looming debt payment, raising the likelihood of the cash-strapped nation’s exit from the eurozone. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%, and Japan’s Nikkei stock index added 0.2%. Related: US stocks tumble as market reacts to Greek crisis with biggest fall in two years Continue reading...
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