Sentences with phrase «greek debt talks»

U.S. stocks fell, halting two days of gains that brought equities near a record, amid declines in raw - material and railroad shares as Greek debt talks dragged on.

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The Greek government is asking its creditors to avoid excuses and proceed with talks on much - needed debt relief for the country.

It is a long shot to break the impasse on Greek debt at the Brussels meeting, but an agreement to continue talking could be the best outcome.

Talks hit a snag between the new Greek government and the banks and other private investors that Athens hopes will agree to take losses on their debt so that Greece can avoid a default.

If you are talking about high - quality debt, it isn't going to be Greek or Russian or Argentinian debt; it isn't even going to be Italian or French debt.

An agreement between Greece and the European Union on Athens» debt problem is possible, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said after talks here Tuesday with Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras.

The Greek prime minister was accompanied to Rome by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who held talks with Italian counterpart Pier Carlo Padoan, whose office said afterward that spurring economic growth must be a priority in efforts to resolve Greece's debt crisis.

And he talked to Sarkozy, and Sarkozy said, wait a minute, French banks are the largest holders of Greek debt.

George Osborne, who was in Brussels for the talks, said he welcomed the deal, which aimed to put Greek debt on a sustainable level.

The crisis talks over how to prevent the Greek debt crisis spreading contagion throughout the eurozone were little reported in Britain, but officials in the Treasury and the Bank of England were focused on little else.