Archive - Jun 27, 2011 - Story

Quiet day on the economic front where the US personal savings rate is expected to pick up following an increase in Personal Income and a small rise in Personal Spending. A few Fed speechs complete and otherwise boring day which sees the 4th to last QE2 POMO as Brian Sack monetizes $4-5 billion.

That Greeks are massively against being "bailed out" in a circular process whereby Europe's bankers rescue Europe's bankers, using Athens as an intermediary is no surprise. What is perhaps also not surprising is that German, or the citizens of the country to truly benefit the most from the "rescue" are also very much against this bailout. According to Goldman's Dirk Schumacher, a poll published in FAS newspaper this Sunday showed that a majority of the surveyed were against any further financial help. Back in May, a slim majority was still in favour of additional support for Greece. The poll also asked how the Euro's future would be assessed: some 71% voiced 'doubts' or 'no trust' or 'no future' for the Euro. Meanwhile, the discussion between the finance ministry and banks about a roll-over of maturing debt continues. The German finance ministry expects banks to make specific proposals during the course of the week. Finance minister Schäuble rejected again the idea of any financial incentives for banks to participate in a roll-over, arguing that banks would have a strong interest themselves to stabilise the situation. The finance minister also said that governments would take preparations for the case of a Greek default if the Greek parliament were to reject the new austerity package this week: "We need to make sure that the contagion risk for the financial system and other Euro-area countries remains low".

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