Tag Archives: Italy

Weekly Eurozone Watch: The Greek Haircut

Key Points: 1)  Greece announces results of PSI bond restructuring; 2) International Swaps and Derivatives Association unanimously declares Greece PDI a  “credit event” triggering CDS; 3)  Greece PSI bonds begin trading when issued; 4)  Italy 10-year sovereigns tighten 59 bps … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Q:  How does the market respond to all the doubts and scepticism about the second Greece bailout?   A:  They tighten Italian and Spanish spreads and take the Euro higher, although Portugal did widen on the week. We’ve learned a very important … Continue reading

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Monti taps the Church

If the Monti is successful in reforming Italy, maybe he will be made Pope! (click here if video is not observable)

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Portugal Tighter, France < 100 bps

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Sovereign Debt Hygienics

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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Italy deregulates for competition

How much push back?  A key issue to monitor. (click here if video is not observable)

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‘Toon of the Day: Capitano Merkel, vada a bordo cazzo!

Spiegel posted this cartoon which appeared in an Italian newspaper portraying the German Chancellor Merkel caricature and likening her to the captain of the capsized Costa Concordia. After abandoning ship, the captain was exhorted by a local Coast Guard official,  … Continue reading

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What Eurozone Crisis?

Wow!  Check the moves in the large Eurozone bank stocks today and for the week.  And, unlike the U.S. market, on heavy volume.   Euro sovereign spreads are a bit tighter on the week with the exception of Portugal, which Standard … Continue reading

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