This explains the spike, and then the reverse spike (good news in first release, steadily worse with each release thereafter):
RTRS-SARKOZY AND MERKEL FIND AN ACCORD ON GREECE -ELYSEE
16:07 25Mar10 RTRS-FRANCO-GERMAN ACCORD ON GREECE CURRENTLY BEING SHOWN TO VAN ROMPUY -ELYSEE
16:07 25Mar10 RTRS-FRANCO-GERMAN ACCORD IS BASED ON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF BILATERAL LOANS -ELYSEE
16:08 25Mar10 RTRS-FRANCO-GERMAN ACCORD INCLUDES PROVISION FOR IMF INVOLVEMENT -ELYSEE
16:10 25Mar10 RTRS-FINANCING PLAN TO BE MAJORITY EUROPEAN WITH NON-SUBSIDISED INTEREST RATES -ELYSEE
16:11 25Mar10 RTRS-FINANCING PLAN ONLY TO BE TRIGGERED IN CASE OF VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH NO ALTERNATIVES SEEN-ELYSEE