Euro eases on Greek and Spanish concerns

Euro eases on Greek and Spanish concerns Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The euro fell on Tuesday, pulling further away from recent highs as uncertainty about when Spain will apply for a bailout and fresh concerns about Greece weighed on investor sentiment. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's ...

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Merkel Greece Trip: Protests Mark German Chancellor's First Visit During Debt ...

Merkel Greece Trip: Protests Mark German Chancellor's First Visit During Debt ... Huffington Post Police have banned protests in most of central Athens and readied 6,000 officers, including anti-terrorist units and rooftop snipers, to provide security during the six-hour visit, Merkel's first since the euro zone's crisis first erupted in Greece in ...

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Tough path taken by Greece will pay off: Merkel

Tough path taken by Greece will pay off: Merkel Reuters ATHENS (Reuters) - The tough path Greece is on will pay off, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens marred by clashes between police and protesters. In her first visit to Greece since the debt crisis erupted here in ...

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Greek police clash with protesters during Merkel visit

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma square to voice their displeasure with the German leader, who many blame for forcing painful cuts on Greece in exchange for two EU-IMF bailout packages worth over 200 billion euros. ...

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Spain may get nod to ease pace of fiscal cuts

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Spain may get nod to ease pace of fiscal cuts Reuters By Robin Emmott | LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The euro zone believes Spain's budget cuts should take account of its recession, its economy minister said, as regional policymakers debated whether to let the country slacken the pace of its austerity drive. Euro Slips Amid Greek Turmoil, Lingering Spain JittersCNBC.com Battered but intact, the euro mounts a comebackMarketWatch GLOBAL MARKETS: Stocks Slip On Growth Worries, Euro Dented By GreeceWall Street Journal Economic Times -Businessweek -Bloomberg all 715 news articles »

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GLOBAL MARKETS: Stocks Slip On Growth Worries, Euro Dented By Greece

GLOBAL MARKETS: Stocks Slip On Growth Worries, Euro Dented By Greece Wall Street Journal European stocks were mostly lower Tuesday as global growth fears outweighed hopes that China will introduce further stimulus measures, while the euro weakened against the dollar as discord between Greece's creditors held back any real progress on the ...

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Merkel lands in Greece as protesters mass on streets

ATHENS (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel arrived in Greece on her first visit since Europe's debt crisis erupted here three years ago, braving protests to deliver a message of support - but no new money - to a nation hammered by recession and fighting to stay in the euro.

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