Europe

European Banks’ Deleveraging Mechanics

After previously ruing the ramifications of cross-border bank rebalancing for emerging Europe, the April edition of the IMF’s Global Financial ...

Greece’s Escape Clause Cues

A month after completing a signature bond swap which imposed a record loss while retroactively altering contracts and subordinating private ...

Turkey’s Power Projection Pushbacks

Turkish stocks finished Q1 with a solid European showing after drifting on continued confusion over political and geopolitical stands and ...

The Vienna Initiative’s Extended Strains

As official and private sector parties grapple with a specific formula to adapt the 2009 Vienna Initiative’s voluntary bar on ...

Hungary’s Piquant Goulash Tasting

Hungarian debt and CDS yields again crept up as the EU followed through on its convergence aid suspension threat unless ...

The EU’s Astray Accession Axis

New holders of a privately-placed Slovak sovereign bond shuddered as the populist Fico slate regained power with a clear party ...

Ukraine’s Spilled Cup Condemnation

Ukrainian shares were relatively flat on the MSCI index as the current account deficit hit a post-crisis high of 5.5 ...

The Baltics’ Beguiling Bragging Rights

With the rest of Europe foundering Lithuania started the year with a major issue and Estonia reaffirmed its euro entry ...

Romania’s Chafing Chill Wind

Romanian bond issuance was doubled in January as authorities grappled with weeks of worker anti-austerity hostility amid record low temperatures ...

Russia’s Opposition Capital Movements

Russian stocks, despite low single digit p/e draws, skidded as 2011 capital flight came in at the $85 billion estimate, ...

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