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20 Apr 2015
Barclays: Greece in a tight spot, might weigh on EUR – eFXnews
FXStreet (Barcelona) - The eFXnews Team notes Barclays’ views that risks of failed negotiations in the 24th April Eurogroup-Greece meeting remains high, might weigh on EUR.
Key Quotes
“Market sentiment towards Greece remains fragile and EUR is likely to be negatively impacted as political uncertainty persists. The cash troubles for Greece are likely to remain in the coming weeks despite the previous week’s IMF payment and issuance of t-bills.”
“We expect Greece to be hard-pressed to meet all end-of-the-month public-sector payments. Similarly, banking sector liquidity conditions have worsened, as the increased ELA usage demonstrate.”
“Overall our economists think that the probability of a Greek exit is higher now than it ever was, even if a no-default “muddle-through” remains the baseline forecast. Moreover, despite the recent market complacency, some elements of contagion have finally started to permeate into peripheral fixed income and European equity markets.”
“Although not our baseline, we see elevated risks of failed negotiations with the Eurogroup on 24 April which would add further complications to the negotiations saga and likely weigh on the EUR."
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Key Quotes
“Market sentiment towards Greece remains fragile and EUR is likely to be negatively impacted as political uncertainty persists. The cash troubles for Greece are likely to remain in the coming weeks despite the previous week’s IMF payment and issuance of t-bills.”
“We expect Greece to be hard-pressed to meet all end-of-the-month public-sector payments. Similarly, banking sector liquidity conditions have worsened, as the increased ELA usage demonstrate.”
“Overall our economists think that the probability of a Greek exit is higher now than it ever was, even if a no-default “muddle-through” remains the baseline forecast. Moreover, despite the recent market complacency, some elements of contagion have finally started to permeate into peripheral fixed income and European equity markets.”
“Although not our baseline, we see elevated risks of failed negotiations with the Eurogroup on 24 April which would add further complications to the negotiations saga and likely weigh on the EUR."
This content has been provided under specific arrangement with eFXnews.