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• Greece and the IMF/EU agree to terms of a financial bailout on Sunday, as was widely expected; the
bailout was worth more than EU100B. Greece in turn unveiled a series of large budget cuts, worth some
EU30B, that its unions labeled “savage”. Germany's opposition Social Democrats SPD will back Berlin's
contribution to a Greek rescue only if Chancellor Angela Merkel commits to doing more to fight market
speculators, a senior party member said on Monday – RTRS). Perhaps more important than the EU/IMF
deal, the ECB Mon morning said it has suspended all ratings conditions concerning Greek debt being
used as collateral – the ECB will now accept all Greek debt regardless of rating (this would make further
downgrades into junk a relative non‐event). Large strikes broke out across Greece this weekend over
the new austerity measures.
• Failed car bombing in NYC’s Times Square over the weekend; a 911 call placed early on Sunday
morning stated that the Times Square event was only a diversion and that a larger explosion would soon
strike Manhattan. Mayor Bloomberg has said the attempted attack doesn’t appear to be linked to any
large terrorist organization. The WSJ says that Sat night’s attempted bombing was at least the 11th
attack since 9/11/01. NYT/WSJ/Reuters/DJ
• Volcker Rules, once left for dead, making a resurgence on Capital Hill; The recent Goldman hearings
before the Senate Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations has helped push more people on Capital
Hill in favor of the rules. WSJ
• Goldman – bunch of headlines over the weekend – the criminal investigation has cast a wider net.
At its annual meeting this weekend, Warren Buffett issued a strong support of Goldman and its CEO
Blankfein. the London Independent is reporting that some Goldman clients are preparing to sever ties
w/the firm. Keefe Bruyette became the latest sell‐side firm to downgrade Goldman this morning. •
GS – the firm has admitted no wrongdoing and has shown no signs of “backing down” to either the SEC
charges or the preliminary criminal inquiry. WSJ
Goldman Sachs Daily Chart
Goldman was down another ~9% on Friday. It’s off over 20% since the SEC charge was unveiled April 16.