Description: Greek borrowing costs jump and markets tumble as Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s new prime minister, vows never to blindly submit to European creditors and government blocks sale of state assets

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Date: Jan 28, 2015

Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11374258/Markets-tumble-as-Greek-government-begins-to-backtrack-on-austerity.html

Questions for Discussions:

• Why did the Greek stock market drop off so dramatically?
• What are the concerns to investors with respect to debt and economic recovery?
• What might this mean for the Euro?