Opinion polls show it very likely that the anti bailout lad will win the election but will need the support of other similar minded parties to make a coalition. In his speech last night he said that come Monday morning the IMF bailout will be ripped up.
Hes banking on the EU not having the balls to throw them out of the euro.
The “good” result in the Greek elections only provided brief respite on the markets today. After a brief rally, Spanish bonds have now surged passed Fridays record high and are now well above 7%.
The market really wanted the Greeks to walk so they could see where they stand. No one knows whats happening now & less pressure on the Germans to fall in with everyone else. This could drag on for another year now.
‘Happy birthday to some lucky punter who took a gamble on a failed docket from five years ago which today, nevertheless, gets paid out in full. Yes, another unguaranteed bond, this time from Bank of Ireland, £200,000,000; That’s pounds sterling, or €250,000,000 give or take a few million - who’s counting?’
I read elsewhere that Ireland will be making the second largest per capita contribution to the ESM, with only our rival financial services- dependent tax haven Luxembourg giving more. What a great deal.
Spanish provinces are bust, Italy’s banks aren’t far behind, Italian bond yields are only being held back by Italian banks buying the debt, which they wont be able to do much longer, interesting times ahead