Euro Soars After Greek Official Says Eurogroup Reaches Accord, Denied 8 Minutes Later, Then Reconfirmed

Update: according to Capital.gr, the preliminary agreement covers the following points:

  • 4 not 6-month extension
  • no completion of current program
  • no new austerity measures
  • no unilateral actions
  • That said, according to the FT, there are still many details left to be decided despite the Greek agreement in the pre-meeting negotitations. To be sure, this wouldn’t be the first time all parties had agreed on a draft, only for that draft to be replaced in the last minute.

    Just minutes after convening – following a few hours of backroom shuttle diplomacy, Bloomberg reports:

  • 1235ET GREEK OFFICIAL SAYS IT APPEARS EUROGROUP HAS REACHED AN ACCORD
  • 1243ET GREEK GOVT SPOKESMAN SAYS NOT INFORMED OF ANY EUROGROUP DEAL
  • US equity and EURUSD markets are exuberant… We wonder how much mutiny Tsipras will face back at home…

    The initial exuberance is fading fast…

    The moment the news boke:

    World-wide stock index futures, bonds and currencies respond to 12:35:04 news: pic.twitter.com/LpjHvyUUoB

    — Eric Scott Hunsader (@nanexllc) February 20, 2015

    #Eurozone official says common text agreed in pre-meeting sessions that will now be presented to full #eurogroup

    — Peter Spiegel (@SpiegelPeter) February 20, 2015

    Good luck trading.

     

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    Travis Esquivel is an engineer, passionate soccer player and full-time dad. He enjoys writing about innovation and technology from time to time.

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