Sunday, November 27, 2011

In the void

The Euro Area Is Coming to an End: Peter Boone and Simon Johnson
Investors sent Europe’s politicians a painful message last week when Germany had a seriously disappointing government bond auction. It was unable to sell more than a third of the benchmark 10-year bonds it had sought to auction off on Nov. 23, and interest rates on 30-year German debt rose from 2.61 percent to 2.83 percent. The message? Germany is no longer a safe haven.

Since the global financial crisis of 2008, investors have focused on credit risk and rewarded Germany with low interest rates for its perceived frugality. But now markets will focus on currency risk. Inflation will accelerate and the euro may break up in a way that calls into question all euro-denominated obligations. This is the beginning of the end for the euro zone.
More of the nonsense
Comment: Tragedy is turning into amusement. I nvever expected to have so many silly people around me who just, so it seems, had been waiting eagerly "to out themselves" in terms of ignorance.

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