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European Bloodbath Continues As Spanish 2Y Is Crushed To Record High Spreads
While Monti claims there is no need for an emergency summit and Spain and Italy ban short-sellers (but not long-sellers yet), Europe's Dow-equivalent is down around 2.5%. Interestingly Italy and Spain 'bounced' off ugly lows intraday (which we are sure Monti/Rajoy are patting themselves on the back briefly) but France's CAC40 and Germany's DAX were sold hard - both down around 3% (as proxies as much as contagion-gatherers). More critically, equities are catching down to European credit markets. European financial credit is now notably wider than pre-Summit levels but it is the front-end of the Spanish and Italian sovereign yield curves that has been absolutely monkey-hammered in the last few days. Spain 2Y is now at 16 year highs in yield (biggest 1- and 2-day jumps in over two years) but all-time record wides in spread as we await for the ultimate death cross of inversion to signal the approaching endgame. EURUSD hovered around 1.2100 (down around 50 pips from Friday) and while oil prices slumped, Brent priced in EUR remains above its levels 2 months ago. Meanwhile, Swiss 2Y rates are at a new record low of -44.4bps, German 2Y same at -8bp, and Denmark remains -31bps - though we do note some of the other higher quality 2Ys leaking a little higher in yield such as Austria and France.
European stocks (blue) are catching down to European credit and financials are now worse than pre-summit as the reality of bail-ins and/or subordination hit home...
and Italian and Spanish financial credits have been just smashed wider...
but it is the Spanish yield curve and its too big to save nature that is crushing hopes...
and 2Y Spanish spreads are now at all-time record wides...
and EURUSD weakness combined with oil strength has crushed the hopes of any savings on energy as Brent priced in EUR remains extremely high...
and there is some differentiation occurring at the short-end of the high quality collateral spectrum...
Charts: Bloomberg
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Nothing a good old fashioned summit can't fix!
Bernanke told Geithner to get on it.
Bad time to be a monkey nail
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
The new UP is DOWN.
Wake me up when the UUP is down
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
... and now you're addicted to the internet.
Sorry to say, it appears you already have severe memory loss.
Are we there yet? Meltdown to endgame?
Also whats a Monkey Nail...?
I think you should apply for that vacant position at the IMF.
so what you're saying is Europe is fixed right?
I think he means "Neutered".
So this is the reason for the 100 point jump up in the Dow Jones from its -230 point low?
No amount of alcohol and weed can explain these BS market moves, trust me I've tried. Don't know what is gonna be more entertaining this August and September, the collapse of the Euro or the trial of this red dyed hair patsy in Denver. I just hope one of them brings on the much needed collapse that i sadly wish for on a daily basis.
You mean "new turd", right ?
Krugman - bullish
Then it's decided.
All's well in Neo-Keynesian Hell.
Geithner says he's the most fucking transparent SecTreas ever... guess when there's not much to show, transparency is easy.
Bernak is a Neo-Keynesian with a printing machine.
The CONgressCritters are all over the fiscal delima like stink on shit, so to speak.
The Authorimainsitrative Branch has lazer focused upon ummm uh lemme see here.
The UN is pushing for a New World Order.
The EU's shit's all fuzzy.
Spain, Italy, Greece, Cypress, let alone Ireland, France and Italy don't need bailouts and will have their states finance the country's budget deficits while the country finances the states.
Olympics are an organizational triumph of British Bureaucracy and Political Correctness.
China's data/stats are not for real. Because with all them fucking people, nobody has a clue what goes on.
Asia is in great shape as long as China, Europe and the US are in great shape.
The US has finally made it past the green shoot stage. (cough)
What could go wrong?
No es bueno.
we should be lower than this..dow shuold be at -350..but as usuall it isnt
Patience Grasshopper. Out time WILL come. You can be sure of it. Nearly identical charts too!!!
Perhaps it's almost time to break out the Bazooka...you know...the one that worked so well last time.
Thought you meant the gum so that they could blow more bubbles (or just blow).
Did somebody say coke and hooker time?
so.... by that, you're implying that there's a time that isn't coke and hooker time???
Euro is the bridesmaid of USD. They are ticker taped and can't be separated as the fall of one kills the other. The banks are all like flies in the same honey bowl, wallowing in the gluey goo. They will all die together like the gladiators of old. Ave Caesar...we die for global NWO.
"Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble plan to leave Berlin behind and go on summer vacation this week, the government said. Merkel, who has no appointments scheduled for this week, has already begun her vacation, government spokesman Georg Streiter told reporters today."
That is class. Go on holiday whilst Spain and Italy burn. Hope she's not on a clubbing holiday to the Balearics!!!
No, she is playing fiddle while watching them burn.
* dreading paparazzi pics from a nude beach *
We are watching the dissolution of the EU in slow time. Unless its broken up with some countries remaining together for monetary reasons, its all going to implode.
Catalonia bonds Nov2012 yields higher than Uganda's 3-year bond
http://www.gurusblog.com/archives/bonos-generalitat-catalunya-uganda/23/...
Someone better step on gold, the rest of the ponzi is going to look stupid if gold goes green today.
Theres been a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Spainards suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
vite! vite! toot sweet~!
we need to sink another friendly ship, BiCheZ!
Students of gold/silver will have noticed that it has become rather bullet-proof. Both are now green here at noon. There have been heavy attacks with every bit of non-positive news e.g. no QEIII post last FED meeting. Pounding after pounding after pounding. Silver sure seems to have a floor there at $26.50ish.
Does this mean an investable bottom?? I think so. That is all very nice.
But it also might mean that the PMs have passed the point of being able to be manipulated. Are we finally seeing the rise of an alternative currency? Ned Naylor Leland gave a talking head on GoldMoney and announced that the new (Asian) silver exchanges are finally getting off of the ground. Eric Sprott just did another offering and purchase for his silver trust (PSLV). Gold is getting close to being consider as Tier I capital = fully marginable at the increasingly obviously insolvent banks. The banks will want to hang onto it as it strengthens/justifies their balance sheets. They will probably beg for mark-to-market gold accounting and be happy if gold soars. Just as long as real estate remains at mark-to-fantasy.
But relative to the point immediately above, if the PMs have morphed away from being Happy Valley toy-boys (tasteless I know, but it makes the point), just maybe they have regained their predictive capabilities. And if that be the case........ouch.
You are so optimistic. If you are smoking something good, please share.
you underestimate the power of the dark side...
If there's a Euroquake, which is definitely coming, it's just a question of when, IMO they'll both be hammered on the Comex at least.
Certain large cap mining stocks are about the cheapest I have ever seen - at some point the capital flows will reverse and I think we are getting closer.
I don't worry about confiscation of PMs so much as nationalization of the mines.
Global QE whisper on Euro blog in 5...4...3
What we need is: Ctrl+Alt+Del
That will come but only after five more Ctrl+Ps. Patience. Remember these are politicians with which we are dealing. They are the last to get it, and will do everything possible to keep from having their statues removed.
(GeeZee PeeZee. I just can't let that Penn State thing go. I didn't even go there.)
Penn State is emblematic of everything wrong with our culture. Hard to let it go. It is a Koan if we just pay attention.
One might keep an eye out to see who else (global financial/political leaders) are on holiday - good excuse for a double-secret meeting, n'est-ce pas?
i picked a bad week to stop boning silvia wadhwa
But other than those charts above that Tyler so kindly posted, things are great, right?
who cares? aapl reports soon
long RIM...
All of Spain's misfortunes follow the abandonment of the Generalissimo's principles! Seriously, does anybody imagine this could have ever happened to a Spain led by Franco? Not a chance. The rabble elected crooks and the crooks sold the country down the river! Every nation gets the government it deserves.
I find it amazing how things are moving forward faster and faster,showing an exponential curve. A year ago I thought we had five years left but now I think perhaps a little over a year if we are lucky. When you hear all the learjets warming up you will know its time.
I hope the banksters rot in hell...