Will Greece’s election be more important for EZ bonds than QE?

While the ECB’s announcement of a bolder-than-expected programme of quantitative easing (QE) has driven the spreads of troubled sovereign bonds even lower, we are sceptical that this will last given the potential fallout from Sunday’s election in Greece. There are three key reasons why the tide may turn.

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