John Ward – ECB ‘s Asmussen Has Rush Of Blood To Head, Tells Truth About Greece. Brussels Shocked By Wiring Failure, Declares Banker ‘Tired’ – 19 November 2012

Joerg Asmussen pictured in happier times

Panic hit the phone lines between Brussels and Berlin this morning following ECB top man Joerg Asmussen’s brief outburst of honesty while talking on German public broadcaster ZDF. Just before censors cut him off, Asmussen declared that the Greeks will need more international financial assistance beyond the agreed bailout programs after 2014.