Showing posts with label ESM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ESM. Show all posts
Thursday, May 18, 2017

18/7/17: Greece in Recession. Again.

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Per recent data release, Greece is now back in an official recession, with 1Q 2017 growth coming in at -0.1%, following 4Q 2016 contracti...
Friday, July 17, 2015

17/7/15: Eurogroup tightens screws on Greece: Bridge v MoU

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Eurogroup statement on Greece (h/t @FGoria): Key: Bridge finance via EFSM (as rumoured, so no surprise here); Bridge finance securi...
Monday, July 13, 2015

13/7/15: Sit Back and Watch That Eurogroup Unanimity Evaporate

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Following the marathon meetings (14 hours-long Eurogroup followed by 17 hours-long Euro Council) the Greek 'deal' was heralded in ...
Saturday, July 4, 2015

4/7/15: Timeline for Greece and Some Anchoring

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Greece timeline for the weekend: Greece has missed the IMF and ECB payments this week  with both non-payments having potential for trigg...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

3/9/2014: R.I.P. That Seismic Game-Changer...

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Remember June 29, 2012? No? But you do remember this: "Speaking as he left the European Council building, Mr Kenny described the new...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

26/7/2014: Of Germans Bearing the Ugly Truth?..

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German experts and analysts have an un-Irish capability of speaking their own mind... and when they do (and they do it anywhere, including...
Friday, July 11, 2014

11/7/2014: Notes on German ESM vote

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Here are some of my briefing notes on last night's programme on TV3 covering the latest 'seismic' news on retroactive banks rec...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

11/12/2013: Will Europe Have Any Firepower for Banks Bail Outs?

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The Banking Union debate drags on and on and on and the further we travel in time into this debate, the more apparent is the pathetic natu...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

17/10/2013: To Deal or Not To Deal? ESM and Irish Banks

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Few interesting signals coming out of Europe in recent days. All relate to the fallout from the German elections. I suggested that the o...
Friday, October 11, 2013

11/10/2013: What's 'new' in German Coalition talks... what's Ireland...

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So today's report in the Irish Times on German Government coalition talks and demands by the Social Democrats (SPD) on Germany blockin...
Monday, June 17, 2013

17/6/2013: ESM Rules Book Draft

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Reuters recently reported [ Updated: link is here  http://pdf.reuters.com/pdfnews/pdfnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=2013_06_17_11_43_b1...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

28/5/2013: That Cracking Success of the Troika Programmes

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Some 'stuff' is coming out of the EU nowdays to greet the silly season of summer newsflow slowdown: The loose-mouthed Eurogroup ...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

27/4/2013: Sunday Times : March 31, 2014

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The first of three consecutive posts to update on my recent articles in press. This is an unedited version of my Sunday Times article fr...
Monday, April 15, 2013

15/4/2013: About that orchestra on Titanic's deck...

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In a telling sign of total disconnect with reality, last week we heard two bizarre comments from the European 'leaders' all made in...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

24/2/2013: EU's Banking Union Plan Can Amplify Moral Hazard It Is Designed to Cure

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In a recent note, Germany's Ifo Institute ( Viewpoint No. 143 The eurozone’s banking union is deeply flawed February 15, 2013) thoro...
Friday, November 30, 2012

30/11/2012: Moody's downgrade ESM and EFSF

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Moody's downgrade of ESM and EFSF: here . The downgrade was driven by two factors: Moody's downgrade of France - the second l...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

10/11/2012: What a laugh: Noonan backing out?

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This fine article outlining the latest back-pedaling by the Government on the 'seismic deal' strategy for dealing with banks lega...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

28/10/2012: BNP note on Spanish Bonds risks

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A neat summery from BNP on (1) current bond ratings, and (2) links between ratings and eligibility for inclusion in bond indices: ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

25/9/2012: Some questions on foot of latest ESM statement

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From today's Joint Statement of the Ministers of Finance of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland ( link here ): " Specifically, ...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

21/7/2012: Sunday Times July 8 - ESM deal for Ireland

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An unedited version of my Sunday Times column for July 8, 2012. Last week’s Euro zone rush to make some sort of a de...