Merrill over Matter

It may appear an obvious observation but to the euro and (for a while at least) the bonds markets Greeks and Germans were the almost exactly...

Some reading material for you from my twitter stream: http://t.co/vXWLZxuV - Italy near tipping point of increased margin requirements....

Do I look impressed? Even before the Greek referendum  drama of the last 24 hours the bond market was not impressed with the latest Euro ...

Some reading material for you from my twitter stream: RT @edwardnh : Why the latest eurozone bail-out is destined to fail within weeks ...

Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates has recently appeared on the Charlie Rose show  as well as written a piece for the Financial Times . I t...

Greek 10 year bond yields are creeping higher again.  I don't know if 'creeping' is the best word considering their volatility ...

Postings have been light due to some business related demands.  Here's some links to my recent reads from the last few days. Humor Vu...

Some links of stuff I've been reading recently: http://alephblog.com/2010/07/05/watch-the-state-of-the-states/ Canadian home sales f...

I was only kidding! When I joked ( here and here ) about Greece selling off some islands it was entirely in jest. Evidently Greece is no...

I'm closing the running commentary on the upper right corner of the blog regarding the Greek financial situation.  Below is a copy of th...

I'm certain you already know by now but the markets took a serious hammering today.  While some are claiming a trade error took us down ...

Bond yields continuing blowing out in Greece.  The question becomes what will trigger the explosion or defuse this situation???  Here's ...

Glad to see Mr. Faber is coming around to my opinion on China's coming bubble popping. :) http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2010/04/marc...

Greek bond yield widened further today, blowing past the pre bailout highs.  The attached chart does not show today's print which was 7....

Been busy with tax day but here's some links and comments . . . Greece 10 year bond yields keep rising and are very close to piercing ...

As I mention on the side bar to the right the German courts may not approve of aid to Greece.  Here's the details (Reuters) Greek 10 y...

The Greek Tragedy is not over, even with 'assurances' by the EU and IMF they stand ready to help.  If you'd like a front row sea...

I doubt I have that much influence on German M.P's as the idea of posting collateral for a loan is not that exotic. . . "The Gree...

Hugh Hendry, in the guise of the evil speculator debates Stiglitz and the Spanish ambassador to the UK on the current situation in Greece.  ...