Citi: Italy Will Probably Need A Bailout Too

Spain just announced a 100bn euro bailout from the EU on Saturday. Now everyone is wondering if and when Italy will need to come to the table for assistance and what sort of precedent this weekend’s news has set.

 

“As we expect a further escalation of the crisis, we believe Italy will probably need outside help at some point,” writes Citi’s Jürgen Michels and his team of European economists.

From a recent note to clients:

Such [...]

Spain’s “bad bank by stealth” is shaping up: an entity with a EUR 281 bn loan book: 27% of Spanish GDP

REPORT: Germany is pushing behind the scenes for a “hard” default in Greece with losses of up to 60pc for banks and pension funds… It is “more likely than not” that investors will suffer fresh losses on holdings of Greek debt

Telegraph
 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Officials in Berlin told The Telegraph it is ‘more likely than not’ that investors will suffer fresh losses on holdings of Greek debt Photo: AFP

Officials in Berlin told The Telegraph it is “more likely than not” that investors will suffer fresh losses on holdings of Greek debt, beyond the 21pc haircut agreed [...]

10 Things Wells Fargo Wants You to Ignore

This article originally appeared at Stone Street Advisors.

It has been well documented that Warren Buffett is Wells Fargo’s biggest fan – and largest shareholder (through Berkshire Hathaway). In fact, in his annual letter to shareholders he states that WFC is likely to increase its dividend the most among his common stock holdings. Given that WFC cut its dividend after taking TARP money, his prediction should not come as [...]

Up as always through fx rotation FRAUD(AUD,NZD and a few minors).

by doubledutch

Europe : The sovereign debt crisis in Europe has further tarnished the credibility of Ireland’s government-owned bank, Anglo Irish Bank.
The Moody’s rating agency has cut its key rating for Anglo Irish Bank’s debt to the lowest investment grade, warning that the next step could be a “junk” rating unless the government guarantees bond holders against future losses.
In a statement, Moody’s said it expects “a continued asset quality deterioration in [...]