Category Archives: Eurozone Sovereign Spreads

Real Pain in Spain

Posted on March 29, 2012 by macromon

Youth unemployment (<25 years) running at 50 percent!   The stuff the “clash of generations” is made of.  It’s starting to feel the world is about three sparks away. (click here if video is observable)

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Stratfor: Threats to Europe’s Austerity Coalition

Posted on March 23, 2012 by macromon

(click here if video is not observable)

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Euro Fracture: Greeks Burn German Flag

Posted on February 8, 2012 by macromon

This political risk isn’t going away and poses the biggest risk to Europe, in our opinion.   Reform fatigue in the the south and bailout fatigue in the north will only grow and can and will not be pacified with ECB … Continue reading →

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Berlin and Paris frustrated as Greeks delay bailout talks

Posted on February 6, 2012 by macromon

(click here if video is not observable)

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Germany’s fiscal solidarity plan for EU approved

Posted on January 30, 2012 by macromon

Domestic political blowback to follow.  Stay tuned. (click here if video is not observable)

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Global Markets: One Large Complex Adaptive System

Posted on January 30, 2012 by macromon

We once read somewhere that there are 10 to the 180th power possible paths to checkmate in a game of chess.   Similarly,  the global markets are one large complex adaptive system and almost impossible to project their short-term macro … Continue reading →

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Eurozone Sovereign Spread Tightening

Posted on January 12, 2012 by macromon

After the better than expected Spanish bond auction, eurozone sovereign spreads have come in significantly today.  The widely watched Italian 10-year bond yield fell to 6.63 percent. The return of confidence, in our opinion, is the continuation of the markets’ … Continue reading →

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