Record Eurozone Borrowing: Public Debt Rises With Recovery; Greece a Small Sideshow Compared to Italy
While the politicians are are scrambling to "save" Greece, please note Italy’s Non-Performing Loans Hit a New Record High . The real danger to the euro area probably doesn’t emanate from Greece, but from two of its heavyweights, namely France and Italy. A small note in the European press reminds us that all is not well in at least one of these countries, least of all with its banks (currently this is only a “page 16 storyâ€, but it has great potential to eventually move to the front page)