Tag Archives: PIIGS

Italy Fears Pain From Spain

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Euro warning from Deutsche Bank’s departing Ackermann

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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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Europe Enters Terminal Zone

Another tough day in Europe as Greece failed to form a government and called for new elections.   We sense Europe has entered a terminal phase of the Euro as we now know it. No doubt there will numerous ECB interventions, … Continue reading

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Tough Day in Euroland

Key Data Points: German Bund yield falls 6 bps to 1.457 percent; France 8.4 bps wider; Italy 24.7 bps wider; Spain 27.9 bps wider to 6.23 percent; Portugal 23.4 bps wider; Ireland 16.7 bps wider; Greece 289 wider; Large Eurozone … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Spain at 6.0%, Greece Blows Out

Key data points: German 10-year Bund new weekly closing low at 1.516 percent; Spain 10-year wider by 34 bps, first 2012 weekly close over 6.0 percent; Italy 10-year 14 bps wider; Greece 10-year blows out 425 bps on the week; … Continue reading

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Spreads Blow Out, Banks Tank

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2012: Sovereign Risk Compression

Great data from Bespoke.  Looks like Portugal is the odd man out as the only government in which its CDS spreads have widened this year. (click here if table is not observable)

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‘Germans fed up with Eurobondage’

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Merkel: euro crisis can’t be solved overnight

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