Slog Prediction Vindicated as Fitch Downgrades Greece, to Call Default on Bond Swap
http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/slog-prediction-vindicated-as-fitch-downgrades-greece-to-call-default-on-bond-swap/ Moody’s admits it is monitoring ‘development’ of rating Papademos rumoured to be mulling further election postponement I have never known the major ratings agencies so tight-lipped as they have been over the…
Greece Burns as Police Threaten to Arrest EU & IMF Leaders
Alex Newman | The New American | February 14 2012 Following the approval of fresh austerity measures in Greece demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to qualify for the next…
Greek Protests Continue As Lawmakers Pass Severe Austerity Measures
NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS 02/12/12 11:41 PM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/greek-debt-deal_n_1271524.html ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation…
Greeks Compare Austerity to ‘Dictatorship’ as 48 Hour Strike Begins
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/10-0 In the second national strike this week, Greeks walked off the job today and violence erupted in the streets of Athens as they again express…
Greek Protesters Take to Athens Streets as Creditors Arrive for Debt Talks
Phillip Inman and Helena Smith, The Guardian, 01-17-2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/17/greek-debt-talks-protests-athens EU hopes for quick deal on 50% debt write-off as Papademos government insists it can and will impose reform Greece is braced for a…
