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Admitting the problem is the first step – and it appears Portugal is close to starting this 12-step program. The Financial Times reports: Portugal is in the midst of a political crisis following the resignation of the prime minister José Sócrates yesterday (24 March) following his parliament’s rejection of fresh spending and deficit cuts. Mr Sócrates […]
European Central Banks are trying to unload the PIIGS sovereign debt they picked up during the last bout of crisis: At the peak of the debt crisis in Europe, the European Central Bank committed a break with tradition that many at the time considered to be a cardinal sin. The bank began buying up massive […]
Heading into Portugal’s big bond auction last Wednesday, I wrote that things were looking ominous for the PIIGS, as the Euro had broken down, and yields were breaking out. (And I was honored to have Minyanville feature the piece, too!) Portugal’s bond auction went off smoothly, which set off the CNBC cheerleaders. But did anything […]
Our pal Brian Hunt points out today in his must-read Market Notes column that the euro has broken down through key support levels: (Source: DailyWealth) Brian writes: If a country runs its finances like a drug addict and racks up crazy debts, its currency depreciates over the long term. Most smart analysts put the status of […]
Over the weekend I caught a good interview that Jim Puplava conducted with economic commentator Gonzalo Lira about possible shakeout ramifications for the Euro as a result of the accelerating sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Lira laid out two potential scenarios: The PIIGS withdraw from the Eurozone, leaving the sounder core member (Germany, France, etc) […]
Dave Rosenberg touched on the subject of Europe today in his daily missive: Ireland, Greece and Portugal are basically insolvent and we will probably find out in due course that while these countries are too big to fail, and Spain is too big to rescue – this saga is far from over. I thought this would be […]
I know that very few if any of us actually believe the worst is behind us. There are too many skeletons left in the closet – with massive sovereign debt being possibly the most ominous storm cloud on the horizon. In this guest article, our friend David Galland questions the logic of the mainstream financial […]
How scary are the sovereign debt levels of the United States, Japan, and European nations? David Galland explores in this guest piece. If you’re not completely frightened by the levels of government debt, and the fact that Greece is nothing extraordinary…you should be scared out of your mind by the end of David’s piece! An […]
Here’s my understanding of the Greece bailout plan that was passed today. It’s nearly $1 trillion. It should stabilize Greece for now – credit default swaps on Greek debt tumbled on the news – though from Greece’s perspective, it’s hard to see how this is anything more than “kicking the can down the road”, as […]
When the hammer comes down on Europe’s sovereign debt mess, it’s going to be a real doozy. Check out this chart the New York Times ran which illustrates who owes who money in Europe. It’s a complete mess! The best part is that not only do the PIIGS all owe each other a lot of […]
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