Jun 16 Watch Chance of Greek Bailout Default Worries Global Markets Anxiety over the Greek debt crisis spooked markets in Europe and Asia again Thursday as investors worry about problems there spreading. Meanwhile, Greece's prime minister held an emergency Socialist Party meeting but delayed a Cabinet reshuffle until Friday. Daisy McAndrew… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Greek Debt Crisis Adds New Gravity to U.S. Deficit Debate Demonstrators took to the streets in Greece and their government braced for a shake-up as that country grapples with a debt crisis with global repercussions. Also, Vice President Biden held meetings to work on a debt-ceiling deal. Judy Woodruff discusses… Continue watching
May 19 Watch After Strauss-Kahn Steps Down, IMF Leadership ‘Jockeying Has Begun’ Former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned five days after being accused of attempted rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. Jim Lehrer discusses what's next for the IMF and Strauss-Kahn with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and The Economist's Zanny… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Prosecution, Defense Prepare for Another Strauss-Kahn Court Appearance IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest has sent shockwaves throughout the financial and political worlds. Gwen Ifill discusses what to expect in the forthcoming legal proceedings -- and the political fallout in France and at the IMF -- with The Wall… Continue watching
May 18 Making Sense: The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn By Paul Solman Paul interviewed Strauss-Kahn in September of 2009. Watch the interview here. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, as in a NewsHour interview during the heat of… Continue reading
May 18 The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn By Elizabeth Shell Dominique Strauss-Kahn was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, as in a NewsHour interview during the heat of the Crash of '08. Candid, as in another interview, one I did with… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Strauss-Kahn Arrest Drops ‘Bomb’ on French Politics; IMF Faces Leadership Vacuum How Will IMF Turmoil Affect Global Markets?… Continue watching
May 16 Watch IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Denied $1 Million Bail Over Sexual Assault Charge In New York, Judge Melissa Jackson denied IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's request of $1 million bail Monday, calling him a flight risk. Strauss-Kahn was arrested Saturday night after a 32-year-old chambermaid accused him of sexually assaulting her at a New… Continue watching
Dec 07 Q&A: Ireland’s Housing Market Boom Goes Bust Ireland now faces the toughest budget in its history, and many wonder how a country once heralded as an economic beacon for smaller nations could have run into such troubles. Could housing, a big factor in its boom and bust,… Continue reading
May 10 Watch IMF Deputy Outlines European Bailout Package, What’s Ahead for Spain, Portugal Gwen Ifill talks to John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, about the $1 trillion aid package to steady Greece and insulate other eurozone countries from a spreading debt crisis. Continue watching