by Calculated Risk on 10/28/2011 09:47:00 PM

From the Financial Times: Italy gives EU a post-party hangover

Italy was forced to pay a record 6.06 per cent at an auction of its benchmark 10-year bonds, up from 5.86 per cent a month ago, despite intervention by the European Central Bank on the open market.
excerpt with permission

From the NY Times: Hitches Signal Further Difficulties for Euro Zone

Elsewhere in the troubled euro zone, a big loss by an Austrian bank served as a reminder of the fragility of financial institutions, while a German supreme court decision scrambled efforts to speed up political decision making. In the meantime, the head of Europe’s bailout fund turned to China to invest in the fund.

From the NY Times: China Is Asked for Investment in Euro Rescue

China is expected to demand significant concessions, including financial guarantees and limits on what Beijing sees as discriminatory trade policies, in exchange for any investment in Europe’s emergency stability fund.

From the NY Times: Greeks Direct Anger at Germany and European Union

Beyond populist talk, which ranges from euro-skepticism to anti-German demagoguery, experts say the concessions that Greece has made in exchange for the foreign aid it needs to stave off default — including allowing European Union officials to monitor Greek state affairs closely — are unprecedented for a member nation, making Greece a bellwether for the future of European integration.

From Kash Mansori at Street Light: Worrying Signs

I am not impressed by the direction in which things have been heading in Europe this week. My sense is that, like me, many financial market participants have been suffering from so much 'crisis exhaustion' that they were willing to give this week's rescue package the benefit of the doubt and believe that it was in fact sufficient to permanently put things on a stable footing. Everyone wants this crisis to be over. But the inadequacies of the plan are real, and will only become more apparent over time. I hate to say it, but I fear that we haven't reached the final fix yet.

And a great cartoon from Paul Krugman: Here We Go Again