Greek FinMin Varoufakis and German FinMin Schaeuble are cross-talking again this morning:
- *GREECE'S VAROUFAKIS SAYS 'GREXIT' IS 'NOT AN ISSUE' (well the market & ECB thinks it is)
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS EXPECTATIONS FOR EUROGROUP MEETING NOT VERY HIGH (oh ok)
As next week's meeting and deadlines loom, hope is running high today in Greece... even though Schaeuble warns "don't expect spectacular Eurogroup results."
Greece...
- *VAROUFAKIS: GREECE EURO EXIT IS 'FORBIDDEN THOUGHT' FOR GOVT
- *VAROUFAKIS: GOVERNMENT WON'T COMPROMISE ITS PRINCIPLES
- *GREECE'S VAROUFAKIS SAYS 'GREXIT' IS 'NOT AN ISSUE'
Germany...
- *SCHAEUBLE: TONE OF GREECE TALKS `MORE CONSTRUCTIVE' RECENTLY
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS EXPECTATIONS FOR EUROGROUP MEETING NOT VERY HIGH
- *SCHAEUBLE: ANY NON-EU GREECE AID WOULD FAIL TO MEET ITS NEEDS
- *SCHAEUBLE: SHOULDN'T EXPECT `SPECTACULAR' EUROGROUP RESULT
- *SCHAEUBLE SAYS AID INTO A `BOTTOMLESS PIT' DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
And so it continues.
