 Telegraph.co.uk | Debt crisis: as it happened, February 22, 2012 Telegraph.co.uk Ratings agency Fitch says Greek debt write-off will constitute a "rating default," as the country's main unions prepare to hold anti-austerity protests later today. Employees at the state-run Workers' Housing Organization walk through central Athens ... Greek debt bailout wins two cheers from investors Greece pores over bailout laws amid protests Hedge Funds Take Another Look at Greek Debt |
 Wall Street Journal | Debt Deal May Leave Greece on Short End Wall Street Journal BY BRIAN BLACKSTONE FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank appears to be doing its part to help Greece reduce its crushing debt burden by transferring profits from its Greek bond holdings to euro-zone governments. There is just one problem: It remains ... German Bonds Rise on Services Data, Auction; Italian Debt Sinks Greece must seal debt swap by around March 10: PM European markets cautious over Greek debt deal but Wall Street gains, with Dow ... |
 AFP | US to Europe: build bigger debt firewall Reuters US hopeful, but wary, on Europe's progress * Still won't ask Congress for more IMF money * G20 likely dominated by debt concerns By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - US Treasury Department officials expressed cautious optimism on ... Treasury says Europe needs solid debt firewall Japan says planning to give IMF up to $50 bn Treasury's Brainard: More needed to help Greece |
 Bloomberg | Greek debt swap pay-out prospect weighed Financial Times But the insurance pay-out on Greek bonds defaulting, regarded as a near certainty if the country's politicians back forcing any unwilling creditors to accept losses on the Greek debt they hold, may have far-reaching repercussions. Greek Legal Maneuvers Raise Fears Of Euro-Zone Debt Fallout Greece prepares debt restructure Euro Group Full Statement on Greece |
In Europe, spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens Pekin Daily Times By Paul Wiseman AP Europe has endured the pain of layoffs, wage cuts and tax increases designed to bring government debt under control. Far from falling, debt burdens are rising fastest in European countries that have enacted the most draconian ... |
 Boston.com | Asia stocks fall amid Greek debt deal doubts Boston.com Investors remained worried that a $170 billion bailout for Greece announced Tuesday would not be enough to keep the debt-laden country from eventually defaulting. Greece is entering its fifth year of recession. Fitch ratings agency downgraded Greece ... Concerns Greek bailout will not be enough to fix debt crisis weighs on ... |
 CBS Local | The State of Credit Card Debt in America Debtmerica Relief (blog) Americans cut their credit card debt by 11% last year, as compared to 2010, according to a new report by Credit Karma. While some analysts say this decrease is a positive sign, others feel it is the result of “weak consumer confidence, resulting in ... Recommended: One in four Americans has more debt than savings Credit Card Debt is Up, Consumer Wages Are Not: If You Are Taking On Debt ... Charlotte consumers' credit-card debt down 8 percent in 2011 |
 Bloomberg | TREASURIES-Bonds jump on Greece, Middle East jitters Reuters * Worries about Greece, Middle East renew safety bids * Treasury's 5-year debt sale draws mediocre results * Some see rising oil prices curbing economic growth * Five-year TIPS breakevens flirt with widest since May * Seven-year auction may fetch bids ... Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After Debt Auction Treasurys Flat As Investors Balance Greece Doubts, US Debt Supply Treasuries Remain Higher as Five-Year Note Auction Yield Trails Forecast |
 The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) | Authorities: Debt-collector scam bilked millions Boston.com February 21, 2012|Michael Tarm, AP A phone scam in which callers in India posed as debt collectors bilked millions of dollars out of more than 10000 US residents by using threats of arrest or the loss of their jobs, US authorities said Tuesday in what ... Debt collector scam targets Birmingham area residents Authorities: International bogus debt-collector scam swindles millions from US ... Scam debt collectors bilked millions through intimidation |
Analysis: Huge private debts pose bigger hurdle for euro zone Reuters By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent | LONDON (Reuters) - Away from the markets' fixation with the debts of Greece and other governments, concern is growing at the painfully slow progress Europe is making in tackling a much bigger mountain ... |
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