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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on April 13, 2012 by macromon

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Depression in the European Periphery

Posted on April 11, 2012 by macromon

Nice chart and analysis from the New York Fed’s blog, The chart also shows that the current economic situation is much weaker in several euro-area periphery countries. The recession in Greece has yet to end, and real GDP is now … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!

Posted on March 17, 2012 by macromon

In case you’re wondering,  Maweyn Succat was St. Patrick’s real name and he wasn’t even Irish!.   Click here for some great background and history of St. Patrick’s Day. Go Paddy, Rory, Graeme, and Darren! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Not … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on March 2, 2012 by macromon

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Sovereign Debt Hygienics

Posted on January 29, 2012 by macromon

Interesting calculations posted by Spiegel from the Kiel Institute on the sovereign haircuts which would make the debt of the listed countries sustainable.   We would love to see the calculations for the U.S., U.K., and Japan. (click here if charts … Continue reading →

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Belgium Waffles w/ Irish Coffee = No Free Brunch

Posted on October 17, 2011 by macromon

Over the weekend we posted a chart illustrating how French bond yields are blowing out.  Zero Hedge posted the following chart today illustrating the Belgium – German yield spread has just hit a new high.  ZH has been spot on … Continue reading →

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Holders of Sovereign Debt

Posted on September 20, 2011 by macromon

Here’s a great chart just released by the International Monetary Fund.   Note that almost half — 47 percent —  of the US$14.7 trillion U.S. federal government debt is held by the Federal Reserve and the government itself, such as the … Continue reading →

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Did Trichet Hear the PIGs Squealing?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by macromon

Wow, what a swan dive!  The Euro fell a rare five handles and 3 percent against the dollar in just twenty-four hours as ECB President,  Jean-Claude Trichet, seemed to back away from his previous hawkish rhetoric at the Bank’s press … Continue reading →

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A Credible & Comprehensive Plan for Europe’s Debt Crisis

Posted on April 25, 2011 by macromon

The following is the Executive Summary of a longer article that offers up a credible and comprehensive plan for the European Debt Crisis, which deals with the periphery debt overhang  and weak balance sheets of Europe’s commercial banks.  It has … Continue reading →

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Euro Fracture: Foreign Bank Exposure to GIPs

Posted on April 15, 2011 by macromon

Great chart from the Economist of foreign bank exposure to Greece, Ireland, and Portugal (GIP) and explains why “restructuring” is so taboo with European policymakers. The Greek sovereign credit curve is inverted with the 2-year now yielding around 18 percent … Continue reading →

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