Showing posts with label ECB and Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ECB and Ireland. Show all posts
Thursday, October 25, 2012

25/10/2012: My notes for the interview on Troika review

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Here is transcript of my interview on today's radio programme covering the Troika review of Ireland - warning: unedited material. Ital...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

15/3/2012: What's up with 'collateral'?

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An interesting point made today by Michael Noonan that carries some serious implications with it (potentially). "You could take it t...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

23/02/2012: ECB - which side of policy divide?

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A very interesting interview today in the WSJ with Mario Draghi (ECB) ( link here ) (and a HT to @LorcanRK). Some top level points: "...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

9/2/2012: What can ECB do?

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In relation to the recent statements from Minister Noonan and Taoiseach Kenny on their expectations that ECB involvement in Greece should b...
Saturday, September 24, 2011

24/09/2011: Anglo Bonds and National Accounts

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Note: corrected figures below (hat tip to @ReynoldsJulia via twitter). Per Nama Wine Lake blog - an unparalleled true public service site on...
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

07/07/2011: What's in the interest rates hikes

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Working away on the data for PIIGS, I was interested in a question, what if the ECB were to go to the equilibrium repo rate consistent with ...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

05/07/2011: Pre-ECB council meeting note

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Here's my (cynical, but) concise summary of the pre-ECB call on rates this week: We (Euro zone) have: Greece being kept alive pretty muc...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Economics 14/12/10: ECB/CBofI Ponzi schemes

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Last week's ECB figures show that the Irish banks have managed to rake up €136bn worth of borrowing from Frankfurt as of November 26th. ...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Economics 29/9/10: IMF or EFSF hypotheticals

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Hypothetical discussion of options for external assistance for Ireland in today's Irish Examiner - here , text link - here , associated ...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Economics 23/8/10: ECB & IRL bonds

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Per report today: " FRANKFURT, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The ECB said on Monday it bought and settled €338mln worth of bonds last week, the hi...
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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Economics 12/09/2009: ECB, repos and Nama

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It has not became customary for the Government and public officials to provide 'expert commentary' on Nama that in effect attempts t...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Economics: 28/06/2009: Consumer spending and ECB rescue

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Two things worth noticing this week: both relating to longer running developments in the economy, and both not discussed widely enough in th...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Economics 08/05/2009: ECB - a bark, but no bite..., Obama's Frying Pen for Ireland

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ECB's latest rate cut has a bark, but little real bit... As we all know by now - the ECB has cut the rate by 25bps to a 'historic...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Daily Economics 20/04/09 - US debt problem

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For those impatient - there is an estimate of Ireland Inc debt at the bottom... that can be compared with the US debt... What is going on wi...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Ireland, ECB & Recent Commentary

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Reading Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (Sunday Telegraph, 12/04/09) strikes me as an interesting case-study of stranger than life UK views of ECB ...
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