Is the bazooka now in place?

The German Court’s decision to allow the ESM to be ratified, together with the ECB’s earlier promise to meet ESM bond purchases with unlimited purchases of its own, suggests that a substantial firewall is now in place to prevent a Spanish or Italian default. But it could be months before this support actually materialises and, even then, bond purchases will do no more than buy time.

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