Thursday, June 16, 2011

Europe Faces 'Lehman Moment' in Greece

Europe Faces 'Lehman Moment' in Greece

The European Union's failure to contain the Greek debt crisis is sending fresh shockwaves through currencies, money markets, equities and derivatives.

The euro lost more than 2 percent against the dollar in the past two days and the cost of protecting corporate bonds soared to the highest level since January, with credit-default swaps anticipating about a 78 percent chance that Greece won't pay its debts. Equities declined around the world, while a measure of fear in fixed-income markets jumped the
most since November.


Article-->http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-16/europe-s-lehman-moment-looms-as-greek-debt-unravels-markets-euro-credit.html

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