Greece
Shilling weakened after Kenya bought euros, say analysts
Analysts link recent weakness in Kenya’s shilling to euro purchases by the central bank
Kenya’s Ndung’u moves to allay fears over 'weakening shilling'
Kenyan central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u says currency's ten-year low against dollar is a result of fallout from Greek crisis
German rumours of French pact with ECB display tensions
Coverage of German magazine article alleging European Central Bank's bond purchase programme was aimed at helping the French indicative of fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: Greece cannot default
ECB’s Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says an orderly default is simply not an option to solving Greece’s fiscal burden
ECB insists eurozone bonds decision was its own
Political pressure played no part in ECB decision to buy bonds, says board member
Riksbank's Persson: don't shoot CDS "messenger"
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability
Bini Smaghi defends ECB policy to dump rating agencies
ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi attacks rating agencies for role in Greek debt crisis
Trichet reaches out to German public
European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet participates in several interviews with German media to assuage fears over the central bank’s entry into bond markets
SARB points to pitfalls of exchange rate rigidity
South African Reserve Bank keeps rates flat as inflation outlook remains steady, advisor says exchange rates an important policy tool
Cracks emerge over ECB’s bond purchases
Bundesbank head and ECB leadership candidate Axel Weber criticises central bank’s entry into bond markets, analysts disagree on whether intervention justified
Europe gambles to save currency union
Markets surge as European Central Bank changes course and commits to buying government bonds, move comes as eurozone and IMF unveil trillion-dollar support package
Philly Fed's Plosser: Fed acted on contagion fear
Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Charles Plosser says swap lines were re-opened on concern over impact of eurozone debt crisis on US banks
Trichet plays down 'nuclear option' to end Greece crisis
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says option for outright purchase of government bonds is not on table
Sovereign troubles will drag banks down: Moody's
Ratings agency says sovereign downgrades in the southern eurozone could lead to decline in banking sector, further spending cuts will exacerbate problem
European rating agency could break the hold of 'big three': Barnier
European commissioner Michel Barnier moots a continental ratings agency to introduce diversity, comments follow criticism of ratings agencies from European finance minister
ECB breaks equal-treatment pledge and accepts Greek junk bonds
European Central Bank suspends minimum credit rating on Greek government debt, breaking its commitment to universal collateral rules
Buba’s Weber chastises 'counterproductive' stalling on Greece
Bundesbank president Axel Weber calls for swift action to move forward as Standard & Poor’s downgrades Spain in further sign that Greek crisis is spilling over to neighbouring countries
S&P’s Greek downgrade puts collateral issue back on agenda at ECB
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Greece’s debt to junk, the implications mean collateral would be ineligible at the European Central Bank if Moody’s and Fitch followed suit
Provopoulos: Greece must regain competitive edge
Bank of Greece governor tough on reform; calls for a break from the past
Trichet to rally German support for Greek bailout
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet expected to urge German lawmakers to stop dragging their feet over the Greek bailout, markets suffer as uncertainty persists
Initial optimism on Greek bailout may falter
Marco Annunziata, the chief economist at UniCredit, examines the reaction to, and implications of, the Greek bailout
Weber denies mooting €80 billion figure for Greek bailout
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says the figure came from previous Greek estimates
Buba's Weber says Greece will need up to €80 billion: reports
Bundesbank president Axel Weber reportedly tells German parliamentary group Greek bailout costs could soar
Greece takes grudging step towards bailout
Greek government initiates procedures concerning proposed $40 billion rescue with eurozone and IMF, problems anticipated in joint effort