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Jun
26th
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It prevailed in a bidding war for Greece’s Emporiki, a money-losing, government-owned lender. A senior Crédit Agricole executive said at the time that the deal reflected “the confidence we have in the Greek economy and the superior growth of the Greek banking sector.
— Agricole Sees More Losses in Greece - WSJ.com
Tags: greece   banks   credit agricole   europe   finance   euro  
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May
31st
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What we are currently experiencing is a crisis of public finances in advanced economies. It started with Greece, and the euro, because of the specific institutional framework which prevents Greece and the other euro area countries from using the inflation tax to overcome their budgetary problems. This will force euro area countries to address their fiscal positions earlier. It’s not easy. But it will be done, because it can be done and it has to be done in any case. And, last but not least, because there are no alternatives.
— ECB: Challenges for the Euro Area, and the World Economy via ZeroHedge
Tags: europe   ECB   lorenzo bini smaghi   economics   euro   greece  
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May
8th
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Hot Italian summer coming via Surging Libor-OIS And Cross Currency Basis Swaps Indicate Europe’s Response Is Too Little Too Late

Hot Italian summer coming via Surging Libor-OIS And Cross Currency Basis Swaps Indicate Europe’s Response Is Too Little Too Late

Tags: italy   greece   portugal   spain   PIGS   government debt   finance   bonds  
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May
6th
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Excellent article by FT’s Martin Wolf as usual. Greece needs a haircut.

Excellent article by FT’s Martin Wolf as usual.

Greece needs a haircut.

Tags: greece   euro   europe   finance   economics   government debt  
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May
5th
Wed
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Should the deal fail, Greece “might do a kind of dual currency in which they use their scarce euros to meet their external commitments and in the meantime use an internal IOU, rather as Californian and some of the Argentinian states did, in order to meet their internal commitments” Goodhart said. “It would be a dual currency and the internal currency would fluctuate compared to the euro.
— Goodhart Says Greek Deal May Collapse as Crisis Tests Euro - Bloomberg.com
Tags: greece   dual currency   euro   europe   government debt   finance  
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May
4th
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Greece $400 Billion vs Lehman $600 Billion

To put things in perspective, Lehman Brothers had $600 billion in assets (and higher liabilities). Greece has a gross public debt of $400 billion.

Tags: greece   lehman   finance   economics   government debt   default  
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Apr
30th
Fri
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The world has never seen an insolvent country with solvent banks, and Greece won’t be the first.
— El-Erian says Greece will default
Tags: greece   finance   government debt   economics  
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Apr
24th
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CDS of Italian banks 30-40 bps below sovereign CDS. via Playing The Contagion II: Goldman Recommends Betting On Contagion Risk In Portuguese, Spanish And Italian Banks | zero hedge

CDS of Italian banks 30-40 bps below sovereign CDS. via Playing The Contagion II: Goldman Recommends Betting On Contagion Risk In Portuguese, Spanish And Italian Banks | zero hedge

Tags: finance   italy   banks   greece   portual   spain  
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Apr
16th
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Greece’s (and Italy’s) addiction to corruption is undermining the credibility of the whole Eurozone.

Greece’s (and Italy’s) addiction to corruption is undermining the credibility of the whole Eurozone.

Tags: economics   corruption   greece   italy   europe   euro  
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Apr
15th
Thu
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Grice: “What Is The Difference Between Greece And Rest Of The OECD? Only That It Is Small Enough To Be Bailed Out” | zero hedge

Grice: “What Is The Difference Between Greece And Rest Of The OECD? Only That It Is Small Enough To Be Bailed Out” | zero hedge

Tags: europe   piigs   greece   portugal   italy   ireland   spain   economics   finance   government debt  
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