Berlusconi's bye-bye (and hope from Draghi) seems to have trumped all else as European macro data continues to slide [5] but stocks and sovereign bonds surge higher amid the US turbulence. EUR jumped 0.65% on the week as it seems anxiety sent hot money into the highest beta muppetry in Europe. Greek stocks +3.6% on the week, Italian stocks +3.7%, Spain +2%... Germany -0.6%. Bunds bid - outperforming Treasuries by 4bps on the week but the "safe havens" of Portugal (-50bps - the 3rd best week of the year), Spain (-21bps), and Italy (-20bps) saw heavy bids. Amid all this exuberance, Europe's VIX rose 16% to 19.6%.
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