ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's economic crisis sent shivers of fear through global markets on Thursday as investors and policymakers feared it could spread like wildfire through Europe and beyond.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Europe's fate was at stake, while France declared the euro was under speculative attack but that it would fail. And the Greek government vowed not to retreat a single step despite violence in Athens.

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