Greece 1-year government bond yielding over 100%!

Greece sovereign debt default update

This from the one picture tells the story of imminent default file - Greece 1-year sovereign bond yield is well over 100%!

SUMMARY
Value	120.48
Change	3.273 (2.792%)
Open	114.34
High	123.35
Low	113.97

Bloomberg

What a default by Greece might mean to other vulnerable countries in the EU!

“... The contagion impact of a default will be severe, because next in the firing line will be Italy, Spain and it will take in the whole of the European banking sector too,” Suki Mann, a strategist at Societe Generale SA in London, wrote in a note yesterday. “This trio are already under intense pressure, but it will get much worse.”

Credit-default swaps on Portugal, Italy and France surged to records yesterday, according to CMA, which is owned by CME Group Inc. and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market. Portugal jumped 79 basis points to 1,213, Italy rose 40 basis points to 503 and France was up 11 at 189..." (Bloomberg)

Stay tuned as it looks like this is going to be a bumpy ride!

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