europact breakup |
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most likely into 2 currency areas |
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eur |
curr |
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devaluation |
E- |
FR- |
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appreciation |
E+ |
DM+ |
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4 scenario's |
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E+ |
DM+ |
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E- |
1 |
2 |
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FR- |
3 |
4 |
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1 |
already a reality, markets arbitrage through interest rate mechanism |
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market adopted too late to avoid some major gov defaults |
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these defaults will drive overall risk premium too high and stronger countries may wish to opt out |
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2 |
Germany exits, with other strong countries following as soon as politics allow |
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France will lead remaining countries into E- zone, following Argentine style devaluation scenario |
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3 |
weak countries exit, lead by Greece and Spain, entering into FR- zone at initiative of France |
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Germany and strong countries will continue the euro pact and create a strong currency / low interest area |
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4 |
total meltdown |
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no real-world euro benchmark |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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euro |
unstable |
weak |
strong |
gone |
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gov debt winddown |
shared |
pain on |
pain on |
unpredictable |
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pain |
creditors |
debtors |
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eur contracts |
status quo |
creditors |
debtors |
uncharted |
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to sue |
seek cover |
territory |
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inflation |
countries + |
high |
low |
medium |
medium |
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countries - |
high |
high |
hyper |
hyper |
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growth |
stagflation |
recession |
depression |
social |
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unrest |
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politics |
countries + |
+/- |
++ |
++ |
- |
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countries - |
+++ |
++ |
-- |
+ |
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