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Weekly Eurozone Watch – EuroFear Returns

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 6 bps lower; France 5 bps wider to the Bund; Belgium 6 bp wider; Ireland 21 bps tighter; Italy 28 bps wider; Spain 19 bps wider; Portugal 43 bp wider; Greece 29 bps wider; … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 3 bps higher; France 1 bps tighter to the Bund; Belgium 1 bp wider; Ireland 4 bps tighter; Italy 17 bps wider; Spain 2 bps wider; Portugal 2 bp wider; Greece 36 bps wider; … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 8 bps higher; France 9 bps wider to the Bund; Belgium 11 bps wider; Ireland 1 bp tighter; Italy 4 bps tighter; Spain 9 bps wider; Portugal 1 bp wider; Greece 72 bps tighter; … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch – “Positive Contagion”

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 5 bps higher; France 1 bp wider to the Bund; Belgium 9 bps tighter; Ireland 9 bps tighter; Italy 13 bps tighter; Spain 17 bps tighter; Portugal 12 bps tighter; Greece 50 bps wider; … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Spread Compression Continues

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 23 bps higher; France 8 bps tighter to the Bund; Ireland 35 bps tighter; Italy 46 bps tighter; Spain 43 bps tighter; Portugal 91 bps tighter; Greece 88 bps wider; Large Eurozone banks rise … Continue reading

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Eurozone Watch Year in Review

The Eurozone crisis transitioned from acute to chronic in 2012.  Financial stabilization finally came after the year’s most influential words were uttered by the ECB chief, Mario Draghi, in July, “Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 7 bps lower; France 8 bps wider to the Bund; Ireland 8 bps wider; Italy 9 bps wider; Spain 7 bps wider; Portugal 7 bp wider; Greece 7 bps wider; Large Eurozone banks weekly … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 10 bps higher; France 10-year 2 bps tighter to the Bund; Ireland 29 bps tighter; Italy  22 bps tighter; Spain 36 bps tighter; Portugal  98 bps tighter; Greece 110 bps tighter; Large Eurozone banks … Continue reading

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Euros Still Debating Technicalities of Greek Debt Relief

Amazing how the e-mini S&Ps can trade down over 10 points on a technical delay in the Greek debt deal.  Anybody who has worked on restructurings know these are very difficult issues to hammer out, especially with so many parties … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 2 bps lower; France 10-year 4 bps tighter to the Bund; Ireland 14 bps tighter; Italy  9 bps tighter; Spain 7 bps wider; Portugal  4 bps wider; Greece 50 bps tighter; Large Eurozone banks … Continue reading

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