Thursday, December 22, 2011

European Bond Yields 12/22/11

The three-year European bank lending program, dubbed the 'back-door bazooka', quantitative easing, continues to buoy global equities markets.  The European 10-year yields are calm as the Christmas holiday nears but Italy remains near the 7% level. Keep watching Italy 7%, Spain 6% and France 3.3% levels which will indicate serious stress.

10-Year Yields:
Greece 35.94%
Portugal 13.13%
Italy 6.76%
Spain 5.33%
Belgium 4.38%
France 3.13%
U.K. 2.07%
Germany 1.98%
U.S. 1.97%

Note Added 12/22/11 at 8:51 AM:  Italy now 6.82%, only 18 bips from 7%. Spain 5.35%. France 3.09%.

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