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Monday, July 2, 2012

GS summary on Friday's Euro summit

Here it is:

Last week’s EU summit surprised modestly on the upside, with the clarity of political commitment to breaking the toxic link between banks and sovereigns well received by markets. But we do not see the outcome as a game changer. Rather, the decisions taken represent important incremental steps in a long cumulative process to deliver a governance structure sufficient to create a better functioning Euro area.
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