Greece at the Cliff: Thermopylae Edition
We still think Greece will fold, at the last moment or a little after. But what if it doesn't?
We still think Greece will fold, at the last moment or a little after. But what if it doesn't?
Unknown unknowns. But most likely outcome: pro-euro "Yes" vote and back to negotiations.
Liftoff deferred again: a jobs miss, downward revisions, falling participation, no wage growth.
Politics and policy have paused Europe's rally -- but this is not a return to the bad old days.
Markets now see the ECB is still highly accommodative, and Ireland's ELA comes to an end.
Not so much. A "trillion in deficit reduction" is really only a $109 billion one-off spending cut.
Italy's byzantine election laws sow uncertainty. Berlusconi is a tail risk, but not a fat one.
Stocks are vulnerable to correction because they're neither a value nor a growth proposition.
Abe picks doves and interventionists -- despite G-20 pressure, he has followed through.
An uprising of populism is a blow to Italy's growth, but not an existential threat to the euro.