Takeaway: Europe financials' CDS have been widening all of 2016 despite the episodic hope that ECB stimulus (see March declines) will prove a panacea.

Trouble Ahead In Europe? Keep An Eye On Credit Default Swaps - european cds

Even as financial markets swoon over Italian bank bailout hopes, a number of European financials' credit default swaps remain elevated versus where they were at start of this year. Make no mistake, the chart above is yet another example of the central planning #BeliefSystem breaking down.

Can the ECB save Europe's troubled banks?

Probably not.