 Telegraph.co.uk | Greek Parliament Debates Debt Deal Amid Protests Wall Street Journal By ALKMAN GRANITSAS And ART PATNAUDE ATHENS—The Greek government braced for further anti-austerity protests Wednesday while the country's parliament was debating legal changes that would clear the way for a massive debt restructuring to keep Greece ... Concerns Greek bailout will not be enough to fix debt crisis weighs on ... Greece rushes to pass bailout laws amid protests Debt crisis and Greek bailout deal: as it happened, February 21, 2012 |
 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 ... Greek plan could mean exile from investors Greece must seal debt swap by around March 10: PM For Greece, a Bailout; for Europe, Perhaps Just an Illusion |
 Toronto Star | Fitch Cuts Greek Rating, Says Debt Exchange Equals Default Forbes The agreement with private sector bondholders on 53.5% haircuts is crucial to reduce Greek's debt burden to a level that is manageable, at least in the short term, but still awaits creditor approval over the next few weeks. the proposal to reduce ... Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan Greece's debt deal sparks union protests Debt crisis: live |
 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 ... Regulators warn of 'phantom debt' collectors |
 Business Today | World stocks muted on China data, Greek debt fix San Francisco Chronicle By PAMELA SAMPSON, AP Business Writer World stocks were muted Wednesday as hopes of more steps to prop up China's growth were offset by pessimism over Europe's debt crisis. Benchmark oil hovered above $106 per barrel while the dollar rose against the ... Asian Shares Mixed As Debt Concerns Linger Asia stocks muted on China data, Greek debt fix |
 Bloomberg | Treasurys Flat As Investors Balance Greece Doubts, US Debt Supply Wall Street Journal By Cynthia Lin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Treasury prices were flat early Wednesday in New York as weight of a looming US debt auction offset the buying caused by fading optimism about Greece's recently struck deal. Treasury 7-Year Special Repo Status May Fade After Debt Auction Greek Debt Deal Dents Treasuries Treasuries Snap Decline on Concern Greece Respite From Crisis Is Temporary |
In Europe, spending cuts fail to ease debt burdens CBS News (AP) WASHINGTON — 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 ... |
MIDEAST DEBT-Turkey to overcome secular qualms with Islamic bond Reuters Albaraka Turk, the Turkish unit of Bahrain's Albaraka Banking Group, and Bank Asya have formulated plans for sukuk issues of as much as $500 million, but have so far held back because of weak market sentiment globally due to the European debt crisis. |
 Bloomberg | Junk Bonds Seen Rallying as Europe Crisis Wanes Bloomberg Play Video Junk bond returns may triple from last year as confidence builds that Europe will avert a sovereign-debt crisis and investors turn their attention to a US recovery, according to analyst forecasts. JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists led by ... |
 InsideARM | CFPB Proposes Rule to Supervise Larger Participants in Consumer Debt ... Auto Remarketing By Auto Remarketing Staff The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced a proposed rule to include debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies under its nonbank supervision program — marking the first time these consumer financial ... CFPB Takes Aim at Debt Collectors, Credit Reporting Agencies: A new proposed ... Consumer Protection Bureau Proposes Oversight of Credit Reports and Debt ... Feds Target Debt Collectors, Credit Reporting Agencies |
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