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rome

While Rome (and Europe) burns…

…Athens rises.

Eurozone debt crisis now moving in a north-westerly direction.

Decline and fall (of ratings lift)

Barbarians at the gate? Nearly.

Standard & Poors on Thursday placed the City of Rome’s A+ credit rating on outlook negative, as it assessed the impact of fresh Italian austerity measures.

O tempora o mores! Or, More…

I, Jean-Claudius

We can’t let the Ides of March go past without at least one Roman-themed post on Monday. Happily, the President of the European Central Bank has been ready to oblige.

As Jean-Claude Trichet argued before a Californian economic policy summit on Friday (emphasis ours): More…

Et tu Bernanke?

Societe Generale’s Dylan Grice, the Robin to Albert Edward’s Batman, has published a fresh bit of research on Friday.

As can be expected of the bearish duo, the note does not disappoint on the bleakness front. More…