Tag Archives: Greece

New Greek Prime Minister Pleads For National Unity

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Greece Is Not The Word

Check out today’s action  in European sovereign credit and bank equities after the the better than expected results from the Greek election.   Spain and Italy blowing out and Euro bank stocks clearly demonstrates the market is beyond Greece and looking … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund yield 11 bps higher; Spain 55 wider; Portugal 65 bps tighter; Greece 191 bps; Italian banks down 3-5 percent; Other Eurozone large banks flat to up 3 percent; Euro FX up 1.10 percent; Comment … Continue reading

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Greek Withdrawl – 800 M euros per day

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Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility – 2.0

Time for another re-post. Amazing how things have changed very little since last September.  Still waiting for that comprehensive plan. The Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility Originally Posted on September 13, 2011 The picture below really … Continue reading

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Why the U.K is not Greece

Two words, one Iron Lady — Margaret Thatcher.   The Eurozone is having the debate today that the Brits had in 1990. “A single currency is about the politics of Europe.   It is about a federal Europe by the backdoor.”                        – … Continue reading

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Europe’s Other Oil Crisis

An EU strategic olive oil reserve to support prices (1:05 minutes into video). (click here if video is not observable)

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Is Eurogeddon Exaggerated?

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund yield down 6 bps to 1.37 percent; France 28 bps tighter; Italy 9 bps tighter; Spain 10 bps wider; Belgium 21 tighter; Portugal 5 wider; Ireland 3 wider; Greece 113 wider; Large Eurozone banks … Continue reading

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Grexit Would Be Fugly

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Key Data Points A small bounce on Friday after a tough week; German 10-year closes at 1.427 percent; France 14 bps wider; Italy 39 bps wider; Spain 35 bps wider; Portugal 140 bps wider; Ireland 59 bps wider; Greece 448 … Continue reading

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