Category Archives: PIIGS

Angry Greeks Protest Arrival of Trioka

Posted on September 29, 2011 by macromon

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Week-long unrest in Greece ahead of troika meeting

Posted on September 26, 2011 by macromon

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La Grande Divergence

Posted on September 26, 2011 by macromon

Great chart of eurozone sovereign 10-year yields from Desmond Lachman of the American Enterprise Institute.  We made a decent living off the “great convergence trade” of the 1990’s, where yields of the eurozone sovereigns collapsed on top of each other.  … Continue reading →

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Interview: Anni Podimata, Greece VP of the European Parliament

Posted on September 24, 2011 by macromon

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Takin’ It to the Greek Streets

Posted on September 21, 2011 by macromon

The future of Euro is going to be determined by the Greek street in the next few weeks and how they react to the new austerity measures.   G-Pap has his work cut out convincing the population the pain is … Continue reading →

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Holders of Sovereign Debt

Posted on September 20, 2011 by macromon

Here’s a great chart just released by the International Monetary Fund.   Note that almost half — 47 percent —  of the US$14.7 trillion U.S. federal government debt is held by the Federal Reserve and the government itself, such as the … Continue reading →

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Italy Reeling After Downgrade

Posted on September 20, 2011 by macromon

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Why Italy Matters

Posted on September 19, 2011 by macromon

Standard and Poor’s  just announced they’ve downgraded Italy’s credit rating to A from A+, with a negative outlook.   Italy is the camel that will break Europe’s back if they can’t contain the crisis to the smaller countries of the periphery.  … Continue reading →

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EcoFin Meets in Poland

Posted on September 16, 2011 by macromon

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Assessing the Risks of French Banks

Posted on September 15, 2011 by macromon

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