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Why Pillaging Alpha From Italy’s Yields Might Not Be So Easy

Espresso 7% rate on all debt would cost just EUR140B Italy projects it will collect c. EUR500 bln taxes in 2012 Italy’s Total Debt Scenario Relatively Tame Italian household debt is about 40% of GDP Risk/Scope for Financial Repression Some … Continue reading

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A Lesson From The Euro Zone In ‘Getting Away’ (With It)

I’m not a great fan of City of London colloquialisms, but one term is sticking in my mind today.It’s how traders and analysts etc. around here, informally refer to the success of a corporation or a state, in bond offerings.[Some … Continue reading

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