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Why all hell could break loose when Greece restructures of leaves the EU, advice on how to cover your assets for traders of both binary options and traditional spot market stocks, indexes, forex and commodities.GREEK RESTRUCTURE APPROACHES
Timing a potential market crisis is always hazardous, but when the German daily Der Spiegel dropped its bombshell news Friday that Greece has threatened to leave the EZ unless it gets a restructure deal, after weeks of not so subtle German hints that Greek restructure is coming, it’s time to make plans for this contingency and its ramification.
BACKGROUND: THE WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN THEREIn addition to the now well known news:
Just last week Lars Feld, one of Angela Merkel’s most senior advisors, (and thus an assumed mouthpiece for Merkel herself) advised Greece to restructure now in order to end the uncertainty and minimize panic and contagion risk. This was the third not so subtle hint from the former anti-bailout Germans that Greece was a lost cause. In case you forgot, here are the other two:
See how much greater the web of uncertainty and potential contagion becomes? To continue, Indirect effects may include:
That’s actually good news because crises are wonderful for focusing politicians and keeping otherwise unpredictable political decisions ultimately rational. For example last spring the EU and IMF quickly found the needed funds to stabilize the situation – but only after all other alternatives were exhausted.
Thus far 2011 suggests they’ve learned from last year and could well yet save the day. The question is, in 2011, will they manage to avoid a market panic? Lehman brothers was just one large bank. Now, we have tens of potential such banks, in addition to multiple sovereign states on the brink of insolvency.
How to Cover Your AssetsIn the event of another panic, the short term ramifications are likely to include:
Lots of money printing…er…stimulus, in much of the developed world to provide the needed cash for bailouts –either of sovereign nations to prevent defaults, or to support the TBTF banks taking the hits from the bad bonds they hold
What are the likely ramifications of that money printing? Two scenarios:
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