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Irish crisis averted – for now
Huge sigh of relief after Ireland managed to sell EUR 1.5bn fresh debt today (how […]
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European periphery on fire
The European periphery is on fire. While German 10yr government bond yields declined to 2.33% […]
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Friday 13th – predictions for the next 13 years:
It’s Friday 13th, so here’s how things are going to pan out over the next […]
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ECB intervening in Irish Government Bonds?
Stock markets falling word-wide, bond markets surging (prices up, yields down) – except a few […]
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What happened to the PIIGS?
What happened to the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) – they have disappeared from […]
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How much longer will stocks be able to ignore signals from the bond market?
FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) met today, announced the reinvestment of maturing mortgage-backed securities into […]
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IMF talks with Hungary suspended
The IMF on Sunday suspended talks with Hungary over disagreement on 2011 budget deficit (Hungary […]
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Are Italian banks failing stress tests?
Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi said he was “amazed by the fantasy” of a […]
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A failed auction at the ECB spells trouble
The European Central Bank just experienced a failed auction. A failed auction means that you […]
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Joke du jour: Greece to tap markets for more money
“Greece will go to the markets mid-July, issuing T-bills of three, six and twelve months,” […]