Jun 27 Greek PM closes banks to slow cash withdrawal frenzy By Daniel Costa-Roberts More than one in three ATMs in Greece ran out of cash at some point Saturday as banks struggled to provide enough euro banknotes to keep the machines running while Greeks scrambled to withdraw money. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 2:13 EU deal averts Greek economic crisis for now By PBS NewsHour Greece received a four-month bailout aid extension deal, easing some worries about the global economy after tense negotiations over austerity measures and giving the Greek economy some temporary breathing room. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 6:34 After an election built on promises, what can Greece’s new leadership deliver? By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Oct 01 Six years after Lehman, debating Fed independence and bank insolvency By Simone Pathe The six-year anniversary of the month when Lehman Brothers failed, and brought down much of the financial sector with it, was a rough one for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Local Businesses Help Refresh Irish Economy After Global Recession Local Businesses Help Refresh Irish Economy After Global Recession… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Cyprus Bank Crisis Raises Questions of Fairness, Precedent for Eurozone Members Inside the Desperate Attempts to Get Cyprus Out of Financial Chaos… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Cyprus Avoids Potential Bankruptcy Plunge After Agreeing to Bailout Terms Under crippling financial strains and with bankruptcy on the horizon, Cyprus agreed to a bailout from its eurozone partners. Margaret Warner reports on the bailout deal totaling $13 billion, as well as the mixed reactions from neighboring countries. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch In Cyprus, Banking Crisis Prompts Government to Tax Citizen Savings The small island of Cyprus, with a population of just over a million people, is facing a crippling banking crisis. While the banks will get some bailout money, individuals there will also be taxed on their savings. Emma Murphy of… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch Spanish and Greek Responses to Debt Crisis Unleash Backlash from Citizens Spanish and Greek Responses to Debt Crisis Unleash Backlash from Citizens… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Neil Barofsky Lauds Barney, Blasts Dodd-Frank Former TARP cop Neil Barofsky explains why he thinks the big banks should be broken up. Continue watching