http://www.TheForexNittyGritty.com - Promising Italian Debt Auction - The servicing costs for Italian debt just went down after a promising Italian debt auction. Just last month Italy had to offer over six percent interest in order to sell bonds to refinance its debt. This month the rate fell to five and a half percent. European Central Bank loans were believed to be largely responsible for the promising Italian debt auction. At the time of a Moody downgrade of European national debt ratings the European Central Bank issued half a billion Euros worth of loans to banks on the continent. Some of this increase in liquidity was apparently responsible for the fall in interested rates from the last Italian bond auction. Italy sold €3.75 billion worth of ten year bonds. Sale of all bonds came to €6.25 billion.
The promising Italian debt auction is good news for the European Union and for the Euro. Last fall many wondered if Italy would follow Greece into default and cause in irreparable rupture of the fabric of the European Union itself. Stabilization of the debt picture in Italy as well as the rest of the so called PIIGS group (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) could bode well for a stronger European economy and a stronger Euro. As Italy continues to refinance its debt, Forex traders will watch to see if it is able to convert more and more of its debt to longer terms. Other issues for those wishing to trade the Euro will be a continued low European Central Bank rate. The European Central Bank seems to be following the lead of the United States Federal Reserve by purchasing government notes. This serves to drive down interest rates and in turn provides a necessary economic stimulus.
Over the long haul the effect of printing money to buy bonds, stimulate the economy, and pay off national debts may have the effect of driving the value of the Euro downward. However, currencies are traded in pairs and if everyone else is using the same strategy the Euro may not suffer. The Euro, dollar, Yuan, pound, and other currencies may fall versus commodities but not versus one another. Another issue that looms over the promising Italian debt auction in Europe is fiscal austerity that countries across the continent are adopting in order to manage their debt burdens. Many believe that the end result of too much belt tightening will be a recession in the coming year or two. There are those who believe that a Euro Zone debt resolution will only come paired with a recession. However, a cheaper Euro will make European products more competitive on the world stage. Stronger exports by Europe could be the ticket to an economic recovery. Certainly exports have been the answer for economic growth across Asia. A promising Italian debt auction could be just the beginning of a fall and then long term recovery of the Euro. As always we are not suggesting that Forex traders trade the Euro or ignore the currency in trading.
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3. The servicing costs for Italian debt just went
down after a promising Italian debt auction.
Just last month Italy had to offer over six
percent interest in order to sell bonds to
refinance its debt.
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4. This month the rate fell to five and a half
percent. European Central Bank loans were
believed to be largely responsible for the
promising Italian debt auction.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
5. At the time of a Moody downgrade of
European national debt ratings the European
Central Bank issued half a billion Euros worth
of loans to banks on the continent.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
6. Some of this increase in liquidity was
apparently responsible for the fall in
interested rates from the last Italian bond
auction.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
7. Italy sold €3.75 billion worth of ten year
bonds. Sale of all bonds came to €6.25 billion.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
8. The promising Italian debt auction is good
news for the European Union and for the
Euro.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
9. Last fall many wondered if Italy would follow
Greece into default and cause in irreparable
rupture of the fabric of the European Union
itself.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
10. Stabilization of the debt picture in Italy as
well as the rest of the so called PIIGS group
(Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain)
could bode well for a stronger European
economy and a stronger Euro.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
11. As Italy continues to refinance its debt, Forex
traders will watch to see if it is able to convert
more and more of its debt to longer terms.
Other issues for those wishing to trade the
Euro will be a continued low European
Central Bank rate.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
12. The European Central Bank seems to be
following the lead of the United States
Federal Reserve by purchasing government
notes.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
13. This serves to drive down interest rates and in
turn provides a necessary economic stimulus.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
14. Over the long haul the effect of printing
money to buy bonds, stimulate the economy,
and pay off national debts may have the
effect of driving the value of the Euro
downward.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
15. However, currencies are traded in pairs and if
everyone else is using the same strategy the
Euro may not suffer.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
16. The Euro, dollar, Yuan, pound, and other
currencies may fall versus commodities but
not versus one another.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
17. Another issue that looms over the promising
Italian debt auction in Europe is fiscal
austerity that countries across the continent
are adopting in order to manage their debt
burdens.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
18. Many believe that the end result of too much
belt tightening will be a recession in the
coming year or two.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
19. There are those who believe that a Euro Zone
debt resolution will only come paired with a
recession.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
20. However, a cheaper Euro will make European
products more competitive on the world
stage.
Stronger exports by Europe could be the
ticket to an economic recovery.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
21. Certainly exports have been the answer for
economic growth across Asia.
A promising Italian debt auction could be just
the beginning of a fall and then long term
recovery of the Euro.
www.TheForexNittyGritty.com
22. As always we are not suggesting that Forex
traders trade the Euro or ignore the currency
in trading.
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23. We offer this dissertation as an example of
thinking through the factors that drive
currency rates.
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