The FOMC continues to anticipate that economic conditions will improve further and that the economy will evolve in a manner that will warrant only gradual increases in the federal funds rate .. FED

NEWS Release - Chair Janet L. Yellen  Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress  Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.  June 21, 2016

Today, the world's cities are uniting their efforts to fight climate change behind a single global organisation, something that has never before happened .. EU

NEWS Release -  Global city movements join forces in the fight against climate change

Two major global initiatives to fight climate change at city level are merging to create an alliance of more than 7,100 cities across the world called the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.

This is an important moment both for Greece and for Europe. It is a recognition that Greece is making progress in modernising its economy. It also shows that Europe will not leave Greece alone. Greece is part of the European family... ESM

NEWS Release - Klaus Regling, Managing Director, ESM The Greek programme The Economist’s 20th Roundtable with the Government of Greece Athens, 22 June 2016

Δημοσιεύθηκε η ενημερωμένη Κατάσταση Δικαιωμάτων Ψήφου Κύριας Αγοράς, από το Χ.Α.Α.

Δελτίο  Τύπου -  Κατάσταση Δικαιωμάτων Ψήφου Κύριας 21 - 06 - 2016

Η Διεύθυνση Εξυπηρέτησης Εκδοτριών του Χρηματιστηρίου Αθηνών γνωστοποιεί ότι, σήμερα δημοσιοποιείται η νέα ενημερωμένη κατάσταση που αναφέρεται στις μεταβολές μετόχων εταιριών, εισηγμένων στο Χρηματιστήριο Αθηνών, όπως έχει διαμορφωθεί με στοιχεία της 17/06/2016.

In the Euro Area, the crisis response was much slower and more difficult—because of an incomplete institutional structure and the lack of a political union. Instead of taking swift action, much time was spent reaching consensus. Most importantly, the crisis shattered the illusion that the nation state had already been overcome—reflected in disputes about burden sharing and leading to huge differences in country risk spreads...- IMF

NEWS Release -  Unity in Diversity: The Case for EuropeBy Christine Lagarde  Finance in Dialogue, Vienna

USA - Before adjusting for inflation, average hourly earnings increased 2.5 percent over the 12 months ended in May 2016.. - BLS

NEWS Release -   Real average hourly earnings up 1.4 percent, May 2015 to May 2016

Real (adjusted for inflation) average hourly earnings increased 1.4 percent from May 2015 to May 2016. Before adjusting for inflation, average hourly earnings increased 2.5 percent over the 12 months ended in May 2016.