Thursday, January 19, 2012

19/01/2012: Quarterly data on complete trade balance: Q3 2011

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While we are on trade data (see previous post on November 2011 merchandise trade stats here ), let's also update full trade stats for Q...

19/1/2012: Irish External Trade data - November 2011

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Latest trade stats for Ireland are out - covering preliminary figures for November - and... it's another record trade surplus. I recent...
Monday, January 16, 2012

16/1/2012: Summary of S&P move and more

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In the wake of the S&P action it is a good idea to put side-by-side some ratings on euro area countries. here are S&P ratings befor...
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16/1/2012: Irish Bailout Redux - Sunday Times 15/01/2012

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Several articles in the press yesterday on why Ireland will require / need a second 'bailout' - here's an excellent piece from...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

15/1/2012: Research Update - January 2012

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Research update for January 2012: Two new papers added to my ssrn page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1985617 and...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

14/1/2012: Irish banking crisis - on a road to nowhere

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This is an unedited version of my Sunday Times article from January 8, 2012. In the theoretical world of Irish banking reforms, 2012 is...
Friday, January 13, 2012

13/1/2012: Irish Household Income and Consumption: Q3 2011

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The latest data on disposable income (Institutional Accounts) from CSO presents the picture of real recession ravaging Irish economy. Here ...
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13/1/2012: EU27 External Trade - Greece falling out of trade picture

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As German lawmakers are putting pressure on the parties in the PSI negotiations in Greece with calls for Greece to exit the Euro to devalue...
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13/1/2012: The need for political reforms

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An interesting paper from the World Bank (linked here ), by Torgler, Benno, titled "Tax Morale and Compliance: Review of Evidence and ...
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12/1/2012: Q4 2011 Sovereign Bonds performance

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Four charts covering Q4 2011 sovereign bonds (CDS) performance: Data sourced from CMA  Global Sovereign Risk Report Q4 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012

12/1/2012: Q4 2011 Sovereign Bonds Report

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CMA released their Quarterly Global Sovereign Risk Report Q4 2011  which makes for an interesting reading. Here are some highlights: &quo...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

11/1/2012: Great Moderation or Great Delusion

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A recent (December 2011) paper published by CEPR offers a very interesting analysis of the macroeconomic risks propagation in the...