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UK: All Change at the Bank of England?

UBS | The announcement of the policy decision at midday on Thursday will also include the minutes to the meeting, alongside the publication and press conference for the August Inflation Report. This will make for more transparency, but will mean a lot of information for the market to digest in one go.



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Varoufakis and his friendly fire

ATHENS | Macropolis | The last thing Alexis Tsipras needed right now is his talkative former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis to reveal that he had been working on establishing a parallel payment system in the government’s first months in power.

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On the Greek crisis and German imbalances

NICOSIA |By Marios Zachariadis via MacroPolisPolicies undertaken from a narrow national perspective that encourage systematic fiscal surpluses, coupled with a national consensus on wage suppression between unions and industry facilitated by the state, impact negatively upon domestic spending while increasing national saving. 


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For Greek banks, it’s business as unusual

ATHENS | July 23, 2015 | By Jens Bastian via MacroPolisNow that the rather bizarrely termed “bank holiday” has come to an end in Greece after three weeks – although domestic and external capital controls – continue, it is appropriate to take stock of the situation and inquire where do we go from here. 



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Greek aid: A multi-billion euro stream again by mid-August

BRUSSELS | July 22, 2015 | By Alexandre Mato | Since the transfer of a €7 billion bridge loan, Greece has started negotiations with its international lenders and euro partners to complete a third rescue programme lead by the ESM. To repay its external obligations in August, the country will need a further multi-billion euro support from the EU.


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Has Greece crisis strenghtened Brexit support?

MADRID | July 22, 2015 | By Judith MacInnes | British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ploy to make a grand presentation on his plans for European reform at the June 26 Euro Summit was scuppered by the escalating Greece crisis.


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Spain public debt reaches 97.4 % of GDP in May

The Corner | July 21, 2015 | Spain’s total public administration debt stood at €1.040 trillion at end-May, up €7.890 billion from a month earlier and representing approximately 97.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Bank of Spain. The government expects public debt to reach 98.9% of GDP in 2015.