A round-up of the key stories across the specialist financial media, including news that a Greek government spokesperson has warned that Greece may have to withdraw from the eurozone if a second bailout is not secured.
Greece warns on euro exit if bailout not signed
A Greek government spokesperson has warned that Greece may have to exit the eurozone if it fails to secure a second bailout package.
U.S. regulators, required by Congress to remove credit ratings from banking rules, have devised a plan anchored in a Paris-based group’s rankings that assign zero risk to most European government debt.
Heightened tensions between Iran and the USA, including fears of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, led to an increase on the price of crude oil today.
Year-end job tallies for Germany and Spain have seen a sharp divergence, highlighting the challenges that eurozone leaders face in trying to stabilise the currency union without harming poorer member states.