Category Archives: Eurozone Sovereign Spreads

Swan Watch: Italy’s New Prime Minister Faces Challenges

Posted on May 24, 2018 by macromon

The macro swans continue to gather. Giuseppe Conte says he will be the defender of the people but faces a tough political task at home and hard negotiations with Europe ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT

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FOMC: A Big Double Cheese Non-Burger

Posted on September 20, 2017 by macromon

Monetary policy history made today. The  Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)  confirmed it would begin its long-awaited quantitative tightening (QT). In October, the Committee will initiate the balance sheet normalization program described in the June 2017 Addendum to the Committee’s … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on April 30, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund 10-year spread came in almost 20 bps after last Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election.   The Euro strengthened v. the dollar about 1 1/2 percent and was up about 2.3 percent for the month of April. … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on April 15, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund yield spread widened out about 7 bps this past week.  Hard left anti-EU candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon,  is making a late charge turning the first round of the presidential election into a 4-way horse race.    Though  Le Penn and … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on April 8, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund 10-year spread was pretty much unchanged for the week at 65 bps. The German 10-year yield fell over 10 bps for the week. Macron is slipping a bit in first round polling, but remains way ahead in the … Continue reading →

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Sovereign Risk and Debt Crises

Posted on April 2, 2017 by macromon

We received some interesting pushback on our recent post, Is the U.S. Government Bankrupt?  Not Even Close. The purpose of the post was to remind readers to not ignore the left side of a government’s balance sheet — assets —  … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on April 2, 2017 by macromon

The spread widened by about 5 bps this past week.   Macron still holds a slight lead in first round polling over Le Pen.   France’s Polling Commission of false reports by Russian news agencies, France’s polling watchdog has issued a warning … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on March 25, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund spread came in 8 bps last week probably on the back of a new poll showing the centrist. Emmanuel Macron, gaining ground. Macron is opening it up in second round polling, 30 points ahead of Le Pen,  but … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on March 18, 2017 by macromon

But our sense is and what we are seeing in the European street is that these countries are repelled and more willing to run away from Trump rather than attracted to and running to him. –  Global Macro Monitor,  February … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on March 11, 2017 by macromon

The 10-year France-German bond spread widened a couple basis points this past week, probably due to a general repricing in sovereign bonds in the euro zone on the back of Mario Draghi’s perceived hawkish statements at the ECB meeting on … Continue reading →

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