As we approach the US day session open, Europe is on a similar trend to yesterday with broad market weakness. European sovereigns, most notably the fulcrum securities in Italy and Spain - but also France, are at their worst levels in three weeks with Italian 10Y back over 5% yield and Spanish 10Y back over 5.5% (near its worst level since mid January). The LTRO Stigma (the spread between LTRO-encumbered banks and non-LTRO-encumbered banks) has jumped again and is near its worst levels since the initial LTRO at over a 90bps differential. Corporate credit and stocks are also notably weaker as credit decompresses to catch up with stocks weakness as CDS roll technicals unwind.
European Sovereign Yields are accelerating - especially Spain...
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The LTRO Stigma is now very close to record wides and has accelerated notably post the CDS roll...
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Post the CDS roll, corporate and financials credit is catching up to equity's broad weakness...
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Charts: Bloomberg