Greece Shows Euro Not Titanic as ECB Keeps Region’s Bonds Afloat

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In the depths of the euro region’s debt crisis, Italy’s finance minister compared the currency with the Titanic: if one country goes down, they all do.

Less than four years later, with the prospect of a Greek exit at the fore once again, investors are betting the European Central Bank has made the rest of the region unsinkable.