Tag Archives: Greece

Greece three years on – FT

Posted on July 24, 2014 by macromon

Calm has returned to Greece after the anti-austerity riots three years ago. The economy is expected to grow this year for the first time since 2007. Ralph Atkins, capital markets editor, analyses the country’s progress and the work still to … Continue reading →

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Greece: gift horse – FT

Posted on April 9, 2014 by macromon

The Greek 10-year sovereign closed at 5.89 percent,  the lowest since the crisis began. Greece plans to sell its first long-term bond since its bailout in 2010. Lex’s Robert Armstrong and Joseph Cotterill discuss whether it is worth paying up … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Yen Carry Returns

Posted on April 12, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 5 bps higher; France 1 bp wider to the Bund; Belgium 4 bps wider; Ireland 22 bps tighter; Italy 10 bps tighter; Spain 11 bps tighter; Portugal 10 bp tighter; Greece 82 bps tighter; … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch – Spread Blowout

Posted on March 29, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 9 bps lower; France 10 bps wider to the Bund; Belgium 11 bps wider; Ireland 17 bps wider; Italy 33 bps wider; Spain 29 bps wider; Portugal 44 bp wider; Greece 65 bps wider; … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on March 15, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 7 bps lower; France 1 bp wider to the Bund; Belgium unchanged; Ireland 46 bps wider;  * Italy 7  bps wider; Spain 23 bps wider; Portugal 9 bp wider; Greece 34 bps wider; Large … Continue reading →

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Austerity strike paralyses Greece

Posted on February 20, 2013 by macromon

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Weekly Eurozone Watch – “Positive Contagion”

Posted on January 11, 2013 by macromon

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

Posted on January 4, 2013 by macromon

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

Posted on January 1, 2013 by macromon

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

Posted on December 28, 2012 by macromon

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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