More Pressure on Weaker Sovereigns in Europe: Kraemer
Moritz Kraemer, chief economist at LBBW, discusses the outlook for European bonds as nations look to fund increased defense spending. "This will heighten the pressure on sort of weaker sovereigns in the euro area," Kraemer says. "Not so much from the rating agencies, but from the markets," he says on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
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