European Session – German bund yield hits record low as Greece calls snap elections
Posted on December 29, 2014 at 2:34 pm GMTTrading volume was quiet ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday later in the week. There were no economic releases but news headlines from Greece attracted the attention of the markets. There was a third and final attempt of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to push through his nominee for president – Stavros Dimas – today in parliament but failed to garner enough votes. Consequently, snap elections will likely be held on January 25th. There is concern that the political [..]