
Italy 1-Year Debt Costs Jump as Sentiment Sours
• http://www.cnbc.com, By: ReutersItaly's one-year borrowing costs rose for the first time since November at a sale of short-term bills on Wednesday
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Italy's one-year borrowing costs rose for the first time since November at a sale of short-term bills on Wednesday
Spain's banks are fast joining the ranks of the most unloved in Europe
The scale of market pressure on Spain is not justified given the reforms being undertaken by its government and the European Central Bank still has its bond-buying program as an option
Good morning. Here's what you need to know.
Starting back in August, I began suggesting that we were approaching a Systemic Crisis/ Crash scenario in the markets.
Spanish ministers and European Union officials took turns on Tuesday to deny that the country needed an international bailout, in an effort to soothe the bond market.
Just a few weeks ago the head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, looked at Greece and declared "economic spring is in the air".
Stocks suffered their biggest declines this year, losing ground for the fifth-straight session, as worries over rising borrowing costs for European countries weighed on sentiment.
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Alcoa reported first quarter results that topped expectations on both the top and bottom lines as revenue surged to a record high, the company said this afternoon.
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Earlier we mentioned Bob Janjuah latest market call, which is basically: The Fed will pump more, casing risk assets to go higher, before markets ultimately implode and hit generational lows.
Spain has caught the attention of euro crisis observers recently, with borrowing costs rising and the IBEX 35 hitting a three-year low.
It's a landmark day for European sovereign bonds, with Spanish and Italian yields soaring.
During the last few weeks, economists Paul Krugman and Steve Keen have engaged in a lengthy (and ugly) blogger debate about the role of banks in expanding the monetary base.
US Housing Bulls
European markets tanked today and Italian and Spanish bond yields went crazy, amid renewed panic about Europe.
IT BEGINS
Today is a very bad day for Europe's weakest markets. Both Italy and Spain are getting taken to the woodshed.
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