What happened this past week?
Positives:
- Thai Bank earnings across the board are up +20%
- US June housing starts rises to most since Oct ’08
Negatives:
- Spanish bond yields spike to euro record high and the government keeps saying they are out of money.
- Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the EFSF are getting paid to borrow money, signs of more fear
- Thai Telecoms at risk of 10% excise tax, earnings likely to be impacted 5-10%