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PIIGS: Europe’s ‘Sub-Prime Borrowers’

As the crisis in Europe continues to spiral out of control, I wanted to take a look at the cost of insuring against default for the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain). As you can see from the chart below, over the past several weeks 5Y CDS for the PIIGS has risen substantially, with […]