Tag Archives: European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Germany’s FinMin says court to back European bail out fund

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 2 bps lower; Italy 10-year 15 bps wider to the Bund; Spain 46  bps wider; Portugal 7 bps tighter; Greece 54 bps tighter; Large Eurozone banks higher; Euro$ up 0.31 percent. Commentary Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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Stronger Eurozone Countries Prepare Plan B

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Conditionality

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Key Data Points German 10-year bund 3 bps higher; France 10-year 14 bps tighter to the Bund; Italy 42 bps wider; Spain 8 bps wider; Portugal 36 tighter; Ireland 20 bps tighter; Greece 144 bps tighter; Large Eurozone banks up … Continue reading →

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Spain Lobbying For Bond Purchases

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

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Quote of the Day: Rotten to the Core?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

May brought the end of the “Merkozy” approach to the Euro crisis as the French voted out the austerity-loving Conservative and voted in Socialist President François Hollande. Under the new regime, France is now cozying up to its new anti-austerity, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Week: Pain in Spain

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Key Data Points German 10-year bund 9 bps lower; Italy 20 wider; Spain 70 wider; Large banks down 3-10 percent; Euro falls 0.6 percent. (click here if charts are not observable)

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Europe’s Escalating Cycle of Turmoil

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Great graphic from the IMF,  which nails the policy paralysis in the Eurozone.   Similar, but more rigorous, to the “meet and discuss” cycle  we wrote about last December, Their modus operendi seems to be: meet and discuss, wait for a … Continue reading →

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Will the smelly macro eat the micro?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Ugly macro as the three swans are back with a vengeance.   China hard landing fears;  Eurozone debt and banking crisis (say it ain’t so, Mario!); and fears of a rapidly slowing U.S. economy. Are the swans  in the latest quarterly … Continue reading →

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Europe’s New “Iron Curtain”

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Today’s must read Reuters piece raises the spectre of a Europe “fragmenting faster than policymakers can repair it.”   Paul Taylor, the author, warns The leaders agreed that the euro zone’s permanent bailout fund, the 500 billion euro ($620 billion) … Continue reading →

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