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Euro Madness
Host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer thinks that the European Union’s debt troubles is actually good for the United States.
What?!?
His blog recap states:
If we look at 2008, the Dollar, which illustrates a demand for liquidity and flows into and out of the U.S., rallied shortly after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Despite this and contrary to Cramer’s premise, the S&P 500 continued to collapse, which sent bond yields to historical lows. Sure, money flows and low bond yields are bullish for stocks but that scenario is favorable over the long term. Low borrowing costs spurs investment, which in turn increases profitability. What we are dealing with is the here and now.
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Treasuries Rally Spreads Widen after Ratings Cut
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Euro Contagion Update: S&P Cuts Portugal and Greece ratings
Greek bonds yields are spiking into the stratosphere and near Emerging Market countries like Venezuela and Turkey as investors are concerned that Greece will need to restructure its debt.
According to Bloomberg data at 11:00am EST 2-Year Greek Bonds are now trading just shy of 15 percent, a huge jump of 190 basis points. The 5-Year yield is higher by 70 basis points to 11.45 percent while the 10-Year is just shy of double digits to 9.73 percent, an increase of 19 basis points.
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