Spatalian CDS rates keep rising... Sovereign default insurance getting expensive by the day.
Spanish 5yr CDS rate - this one is already rocketing to new record highs.
Italian 5yr CDS rate - soon to test record highs and surpass them as the euro drama accelerates...
Quote:Ultimately, investors fear that the eurozone’s No. 4 economy behind Germany, France and Italy could need a bailout of the entire nation. Many believe that would be too big to handle because Spain’s economy is bigger than those of Greece, Ireland and Portugal together.
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!