Category Archives: Sovereign Risk

EU treaties set to change

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Monti, Merkel and Sarkozy to hold mini summit

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Did Expectations of Debt Monetization Cause Today’s German Bund Auction to Fail?

Let’s try this again. In our post, The Biggest Bubble in History, we tried to convey that a monetization of Europe’s  sovereign debt is not equivalent to the quantitative easing that  has taken place in the U.S. , Japan, and … Continue reading

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Spain’s Funding Rates Soar

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Spiegel: Germany’s Finances Not as Sound as Believed

This will surprise many.  Der Spiegel reports that Germany’s fiscal management is not as “exemplary” as most perceive. …Last week, the suspicions of international investors reached the stable core of the euro zone. Investors embarked on a massive selloff of … Continue reading

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Rajoy’s rise as Spain slumps

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Draghi: Where’s the Beef?

ECB President, Mario Draghi, gave his first official speech outside the Eurozone’s  central bank and asked EU policymakers “where is the implementation” of past decisions to beef up the EFSF.    The ECB is in a difficult position and has to … Continue reading

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Angry Greeks: “EU, IMF Out!”

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The Consequences of Euro Debt Monetization

As the pressure on ECB grows to step up its “bid of last resort” for European sovereign bonds, the folks over at Zero Hedge ask the very important question what are consequences if the ‘zone  resorts to massive debt monetization?    … Continue reading

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The Pain in Spain

Our friends and former colleagues over at Macro Synergy Partners, a London based hedge fund, which is performing well this year,  really nails it on Spain.  Note this was written before the recent blowout in spreads. Spanish policy makers made … Continue reading

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