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The aim of this short article is to set the ideas straight regarding the Greek situation. Several issues are considered, the first of which being that of economic growth. If the latter does not make any progress, it will be very difficult to reach public finance stability. The second issue is about helping the Greeks improve their situation and the final issue deals with renewing that support.

The inflation break-even is the difference in yield between a conventional bond (coupon rate) and its inflation-linked (real rate) equivalent (the same issuer, same maturity ...) ...

According to Christophe Dehondt, fund manager of CPR Focus Inflation, it is possible to benefit from the rise in inflation while being hedged against rising interest rates by buying inflation-linked bonds and selling traditional sovereign bonds with similar maturity...

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If Greece is allowed to default now, the risk of a confidence crisis and contagion is substantial. The debt of other weak eurozone countries may fall victim to speculators and the market for credit default swaps could experience difficulties again