by Calculated Risk on 7/11/2011 08:35:00 AM
Monday, July 11, 2011
Europe: Bond Yields up Sharply for Italy, Greece, Ireland and Portugal
This doesn't look good ... (see table below).
The Greek 2 year yield is up to a record 31.1%.
The Portuguese 2 year yield is up to a record 18.3%.
The Irish 2 year yield is up to a record 18.1%.
And the big jump ... the Italian 2 year yield is up to a record 4.1%. Still much lower than Greece, Portugal and Ireland, but rising.
From the Telegraph: Italy debt contagion fears hit markets as top EU officials meet
Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, will meet European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of the Eurogroup, for talks in Brussels at around midday, ahead of a meeting of the 17 euro zone finance ministers later on Monday.Here are the links for bond yields for several countries (source: Bloomberg):
Mr Van Rompuy's spokesman described the gathering as a "coordination, not a crisis meeting". He added that Italy would not be on the agenda, as ministers focused on thrashing out terms of a second Greek rescue package.
The meeting comes as the Financial Times reported that leaders are prepared to accept that Athens should default on some of its bonds.
Greece | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Portugal | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Ireland | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Spain | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Italy | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Belgium | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
France | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Germany | 2 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |