Greek bail-out verdict 'postponed for Barack Obama The report by the "troika" of Greece's foreign lenders, the European Central Bank, European Commission and the International Monetary Fund, was expected during October but will now come after November 6. Its findings will decide whether to release further tranches of rescue funds to Athens. "The Obama administration doesn't want anything on a macroeconomic scale that is going to rock the global economy before November 6," a European Union official said. As far as European leaders are concerned, they don't want [Republican candidate Mitt] Romney, so they're probably willing to do anything to help Obama's chances. On Friday, the troika broke off talks for a week, with a decision still to be made on Athens" request for an extension to the 2014 deadline. The Greek prime minister, Antonis Samaras, is struggling to reach an agreement with his coalition partners on an €11.5bn (£9bn) budget-cut package key to receiving the aid funds. If there is to be any easing of Greece's rescue terms, the IMF representative, Thanos Catsambas, said the burden will have to be in Europe. "Any additional funding in any form will come exclusively from Europe," he said. However, Germany held its hard line, with its finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, ruling out concessions for Greece. Spain, which is also seeking help, is said to be preparing to accelerate plans to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67, as well as pushing through €4bn of spending cuts as a condition of receiving a watered-down aid programme.