ATHENS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Greek parliament backed an austerity plan on Thursday despite violent unrest but European Central Bank inaction pushed the euro sharply lower and contributed to sharp losses on Wall Street.
Shock waves from the relatively small Greek economy spread beyond Europe to rock markets in the United States, Latin America and Asia, as some investors panicked about the chance that one or more government might default on their debt.
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