Trichet says Greek programme realistic

Greece's budget consolidation programme is realistic and represents a good basis for economic recovery, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Wednesday. "Looking ahead, the economic and financial programme decided by

UK house prices fall 0.6% mm in June

House prices in Britain fell 0.6 percent in June, the third successive monthly fall, a survey from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Thursday, reinforcing the view that last year's housing market recovery

Greeks strike, test government

Greek workers went on strike on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary vote on a sweeping pension reform, in a fresh test of the Socialist government's resolve to tackle its debt crisis through