Greece

On Thursday, Greek officials are planning to submit a new proposal requesting an extension to the nation’s “loan agreement” in a last ditch effort to secure much needed funding without agreeing to continue its bailout program. According to Greek Finance Minister Yanis...

Many breathed a tentative sigh of relief Friday morning after news that European Union policymakers and Greece’s Syriza party have taken steps toward deal making after days of butting heads. Earlier this week, an emergency meeting of the region’s finance ministers suggested that the...

Goldman Sachs released a report this week about the turmoil surrounding Greece and its position in the eurozone. How To Play Europe Goldman analysts believe that assets in Europe have a lot of value to offer American investors. Analysts note the aggressive quantitative easing policies...

As lawmakers butt heads over Greece’s bailout program, worries about the stability of the eurozone economy are growing. Over the weekend, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his plans to reverse around a third of the nation’s austerity measures despite the nation’s...

On Friday, gold prices rose as investors waited for U.S. non-farm payrolls data to deliver a clearer picture of the Federal Reserve’s timeline for a rate hike. The commodity has seen a marked increase over the past week as uncertainty around the globe has driven traders to seek security...

The relationship between Syriza party leader and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the EU has gotten off to a rocky start, and markets are responding accordingly. Greek bond yields plummeted this week as traders rushed into a sell-off and the nation’s share markets fell 9.24 percent on...

Despite EU policymakers’ calls for Greece’s new ruling party to stay in-line with its bailout obligations, Syriza party leader and newly sworn in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came out of the gate on his second day in office reversing the nation’s budget cuts and calling EU...

Over the weekend, Greek voters elected the radical leftist Syriza party into power. The outcome wreaked havoc on European markets, causing the euro to dip below $1.11 and sending 10-year government bond yields across the bloc tumbling. Many worry that the party’s bold demands will...

The eurozone is primed for a long weekend of volatility as the European Central Bank held its policy meeting earlier Thursday. Three days later, Greece will head to the polls to elect a party into power. Both events are highly charged, as investors wait on pins and needles to see how one of...

Data out Wednesday confirmed what many have been fearing; the eurozone slipped into a period of deflation in December. The report showed that consumer prices in the bloc fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier, a worrying sign that the region’s financial troubles may continue to worsen. If...

This piece contains the opinions of Marketfy Maven Ron Insana that do not reflect the opinions of Benzinga.com. I think it's time for a new word to describe what is going on in the global economy, outside the United States. I call it "deflationcy," the complacency surrounding the...

The euro made its way back above $1.23 on Tuesday morning after falling sharply on Monday. The common currency traded at $1.2362 at 8:00 GMT as the region continued to struggle with a sputtering economy. Industrial production data from Germany added to a growing list of economic indicators from...