All of that said, there is always the possibility that the Greek political figures… Mr. Tsipras and/or Mr. Varoufakis primarily… may become so exercised that threats shall be lobbed and confusion raised, but in the end it shall be Germany’s decision that shall prevail and Germany’s decision shall be to keep Greece in the EUR. After all… and this is perhaps the most important comment we shall ever make on this issue… the reason for the EUR’s existence other than to try to maintain peace in Europe after centuries of warfare is to allow Germany to export goods and services, keeping a tight German rein upon the other members of the “zone.”
Tuesday, Mr. Varoufakis went out of his way to promise that an agreement between Greece and The Brussels Group was near; that talks were progressing into what Mr. Tsipras called “The final stretch.” Mr. Varoufakis said that a conclusion to these talks was but a week or less away, only to have both gentleman embarrassed by ranking German and continental officials who said that the talks in question were not moving along at all and grave doubts about the efficacy of those talks remained. As Ms. Margaritis Schinas, a spokesperson for the European Commission, said: “More time and more effort is needed to bridge the gaps on the remaining open issues. We consider that progress is being made, albeit at a slow pace.”
And so the various side-shows continue. One after another of European, German and Greek officials shall take the centre stage for a few moments. We shall see the markets vacillate between hope and despair, but in the end at the 59th second of the 59th minute of the 11th hour of each debt maturity some means shall be found to keep Greece in the EUR and in the end the EUR will continue to weaken.
This article was written by Dennis Gartman. Gartman is editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter, and a strategic partner with the AdvisorShares Gartman Currency Hedged Gold ETFs (GEUR & GYEN) who lends his institutional insight to educate advisors and investors about trading gold in different currency terms.