Category Archives: Euro

Stratfor: Effectiveness of Austerity in Europe (Portfolio)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by macromon

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Spain’s fight to save regions

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

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New Greek Prime Minister Pleads For National Unity

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

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Squirrelly Summer Market

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

Squirrelly trading after the FOMC announcement.   Looks like real money is on vacation and traders just flipping with each other.   No big sellers and shorts forced to cover Headlines out of Europe show a little more flexibility from Germany … Continue reading →

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More Pain in Spain

Posted on June 19, 2012 by macromon

Though yields dropped about 20 bps today,  the pain continues.   Big move in the German 10-year bund since June 1st –  1.17 to 1.51 percent! (click here if video is not observable)

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G20 Puts Squeeze on EU Policymakers

Posted on June 18, 2012 by macromon

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VIX and Euro Divergence

Posted on June 18, 2012 by macromon

Lot’s of interesting divergences today. Check out the VIX and Euro both moving down today, which diverges from recent history.   The VIX is down over 11 percent today, which could be position squaring before options expiration.  We suspect that many … Continue reading →

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Greece Is Not The Word

Posted on June 18, 2012 by macromon

Check out today’s action  in European sovereign credit and bank equities after the the better than expected results from the Greek election.   Spain and Italy blowing out and Euro bank stocks clearly demonstrates the market is beyond Greece and looking … Continue reading →

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Images from Greece’s crucial election – Reuters

Posted on June 17, 2012 by macromon

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Samaras Wins Greek Election

Posted on June 17, 2012 by macromon

As we expected the Greeks rejected the Armageddon they so feared.  Now for the hard part.   Structural problems remain. Markets like it and many caught offside.    Is that a inverted head and shoulder pattern in the S&P500? (click here if … Continue reading →

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