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Chart of the Day: Sovereign Debt and Capital Flight

Posted on November 8, 2010 by macromon

We thought this to be a very informative chart, which shows the percentage of a country’s sovereign debt held by domestic and foreign residents.   In general, the more a country’s debt is held by foreigners the higher the risk of … Continue reading →

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Breakup of the Euro isn’t unthinkable – Peer Steinbrueck

Posted on October 4, 2010 by macromon

Peer Steinbrueck, who served as finance minister under Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2009, has published, Unterm Strich (“On Balance”), his insider view of the financial crisis. It looks to be a fascinating read.  Bloomberg has a great first look: … Continue reading →

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