Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Bank Holdings of Eurozone Sovereign Debt.



Sometimes a picture is worth 1,000 words. This picture shows European bank holdings of sovereign debt. Their holdings of Italian debt dwarf that of the other at-risk states. The recent downgrade of Italian debt should be a concern in the eurozone.

Note that Ireland is not a problem. The Irish banks made all of the bad loans.

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