Euro rises as EuroZone finance ministers descend to name calling at Riga meeting.

Since the Syriza government is faced with a very real possibility that it could be forced to hold new elections if gives ground at all on plans to increase the minimum wage and restore pension cuts, today’s browbeating of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis by EuroZone finance ministers meeting in Riga seems counterproductive or at best pointless.