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Italian Spreads To Worst In 3 Months Amid Sideways European Day

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Europe's VIX limped sideways and broadly speaking European stock markets also did the same on a relatively slow day. Intriguingly Spain's equity market was the best performer today (some high beta grab?) as Italy's was the worst -0.75% as the disconnect between the two grows in CDS markets also. Italian bond spreads pushed 8bps wider to 346bps over Bunds - a new three-month high. Credit and equity markets are moving in lockstep but chatter is that activity is quite mutes ahead of the EC meetings and their streams of useless anecdote due anytime. EURUSD is holding its lows as Europe closes - back under 1.2990.

 

 

 

 

Charts: Bloomberg

 

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Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:50 | 3298024 lolmao500
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Funny how we talk about the europe vs german bonds spread... who's gonna buy german stuff when all of europe is bankrupt?? America? China? Japan? Russia? LOL

German bunds won't be worth much when all of europe and the rest of the world is kaput.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 13:11 | 3298098 DJ Happy Ending
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The world has been kaput since 2008. They will print, silly. The problem won't be a bid for bunds, it will be a worthless currency.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:54 | 3298038 Dr. Engali
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I had an Italian spread once...she was a real treat. One of the best spreads I ever tasted.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:56 | 3298054 Edward Fiatski
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Must've been hairy on the Tick chart tho.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 13:13 | 3298109 Wertew
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lol lucky you

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:55 | 3298051 Edward Fiatski
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Bag 'em & tag 'em. Draghi's flapping gums are a threat to EUR - watch out below!

Remember: Cheaper Mercedes.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:57 | 3298057 Yen Cross
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  And yet all the douchbag central banksters keep buying the U.S. equity markets. When the $ and the markets are bid at the same time you know there's some "backroom" b/s going on. The European banksters unloading their Friday swaps back into the U.S. equity markets.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 13:47 | 3298214 jubber
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Paschi about to explode?

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 13:50 | 3298227 Rathmullan
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Sideways Europe? That oughta be good for +.5% on our exchanges without the fade.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 13:53 | 3298239 Quinvarius
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Looks like someone is going to be buying a whole lot more sovereign debt with funny money.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 15:37 | 3298570 q99x2
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How'd you like to be the person to have to explain that you believed that they were going to be paid back when you purchased that load of shit.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 22:32 | 3299718 Treason Season
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For those on the earlier threads about Italy here's a belated link for those interested in delving into the country, specically ancient Rome by Mary Beard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NdaBCfoK3o

 

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