Greek Bond Investors Look to Confidence Vote for Respite
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After a monthlong rollercoaster for Greek government bonds and stocks, the country’s lawmakers are poised to give investors a brief respite.
The Parliament in Athens, scene of repeated all-or-nothing ballots on austerity measures throughout the debt crisis, again shifts center stage this evening as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras puts his government to a confidence vote. Samaras has tabled the motion to head off an opposition challenge and win fresh backing for his stance on outside aid, buying some breathing space in the process.