Italy spoils the party

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 25 November 2013
Posted in sentix Euro Break-up Index News

After three consecutive declines the sentix Euro Break-up Index (EBI) rises from its October all-time low of 14.25% to now 15.8% in November. This is still its second-lowest reading since the launch of the indicator in June 2012. The sentix EBI shows that currently about one in six investors expects at least one country to leave the euro zone within a year's time.

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EBI falls to all-time low despite French puzzle

Written by Manfred Hübner | 28 October 2013
Posted in sentix Euro Break-up Index News

In October, the sentix Euro Break-up Index (EBI) falls by 4.5 percentage points to a new all-time low since its launch in June 2012. It now stands at 14.25%. This month’s decrease is the third in a row. Only in January the index had reached a comparably low level at 17.15%. The sentix EBI indicates that it is now about one in seven investors who expects at least one country to leave the euro zone within a year's time.

The decrease of the sentix EBI takes place against the background of prevailing government negotiations in Germany which now head for a grand coalition. Furthermore, negative headlines concerning the euro zone were relatively rare over the past weeks. Rather it was the United States and their budgetary impasse which seized the attention of investors recently.

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Sorrows surrounding the euro zone fade despite Italian woes

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 30 September 2013
Posted in sentix Euro Break-up Index News

The sentix Euro Break-up Index (EBI) falls again in September. It is now down to 18.75% from 20.45%. This is its second-lowest reading since its introduction in June 2012. Only in January the index stood lower at 17.15%. Nevertheless, the sentix EBI indicates that it is still about one in five investors who expects at least one country to leave the euro zone within a year's time.

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German Euro Break-up Index slightly up before elections

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 25 August 2013
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In August, the sentix Euro Break-up Index (EBI) drops from 23.75% to 20.45%. This means that last month’s irritation concerning the Portuguese political crisis which also had affected the sentix EBI has now almost faded. At the same time, the German national Break-up Index rises slightly four weeks ahead of the general elections in the euro zone’s largest economy.

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The third: Portugal now in the spotlight

Written by Manfred Hübner | 28 July 2013
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After three drops in a row, anxieties concerning the continuation of the Eurozone rise once more in July. The sentix Euro Break-up Index (EBI) rises by around 4% points from 19.95% to 23.75%. A decisive factor regarding this rise is the governmental crisis in Portugal which had a clearly negative influence on the Portuguese national EBI.

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