EURUSD ended the week pretty much where it started - around 1.3100 - having tested from 1.30 to 1.32 during the week. Italian stocks also end the week practically unchanged - despite no government. But... German stocks (DAX) have slumped over 5% in the last six days for the biggest such drop since early June last year. Most other European equity indices end the week down 1.5 to 2.2% but - for some high-beta, JPY-expatriating reason, Italian stocks ripped higher today and saved the week. Swiss rates end the week near their lows. European sovereign bonds in general ended the week flat to slightly tighter. Europe's VIX closes modestly higher (but well off its mid-week highs). So while on the face of it, all is well, the smackdown in core European stocks to 5 month lows suggests things are not going well on the continent.
Worst 6-days in German stocks in 10 months...
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Total divergence for Italian stocks today...
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As EURUSD oscillated between 1.30 and 1.32...
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Charts: Bloomberg
Think this is sustainable?
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