Tsipras

Greek PM resigns after only seven months in office

Renee Maltezou, Reuters
August 20, 2015
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in.

Greece threatens to skip IMF payment

Karolina Tagaris, Reuters
Deepa Babington, Reuters
June 3, 2015

Greece threatened to miss a loan repayment to the IMF this week, opening the way for possible default, just hours before creditors were expected to pr

Who says you can't fight reform?

Deepa Babington, Reuters
April 22, 2015

Greece will continue to reject creditors' demands for pension cuts and a hike in the value-added-tax (VAT) on islands frequented by tourists, State M

In wake of currency wars, gold wins every time

Mark O'Byrne
March 13, 2015

Gold rose 12% against the euro in 2014 and so far in 2015, gold has risen a further 11% versus the euro.

Greece begins repayments

George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas, Reuters
March 6, 2015

Greece repaid on Friday the first €310 million installment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund that falls due this month

Greece has carrot, but still negotiating the stick

Jan Strupczewski and Deepa Babington, Reuters
February 27, 2015
Eurozone monetary shakeups make Greece's short-term outlook less-than-ideal.

No Greek deal

Eleni Chrepa
Karl Stagno Navarra
Paul Tugwell, Bloomberg
February 19, 2015
Greece handed Germany an offer to extend their aid program--and Germany rejected it.

Is Greece irrelevant?

Stephen Kirkland
February 17, 2015

Stephen Kirkland is a reporter with Bloomberg News. 

3 reasons a Grexit is inevitable

Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg
February 17, 2015
Mark Gilbert explains why the standoff between Greece and its creditors have left us at "one minute to midnight" for the euro.

Six-week run for gold

Eddie van der Walt, Bloomberg
February 16, 2015
Gold's on it's longest run of advances in six weeks amidst ongoing Greek uncertainty.