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Tag Archives: economics
Anglo..a view from Europe
So I spent the last few days in the very pleasant environs of Maastricht, as an invited speaker at a symposium on the future of international banking. Some really interesting papers and presentations were delivered, on which I will blog … Continue reading
An Interest only Economy
Back in my time as an undergraduate one of the things I learned about was “sinking funds”. These were repayment schedules for the national debt, structured in the same way as a mortgage, such that not just the debt interest … Continue reading
Hall v Ireland (even though Ireland is on his side)
The essence of democracy is under question in the case taken by David Hall against the minster for finance which starts in the high court Tuesday January. 22nd. Hall is challenging the legality of the wretched Anglo promissory note . … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo, Anglo Irish Bank, economics, economy, politic, politicians, politics, Promissory Notes
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The Running Sore that is Anglo Part 2,339
So Minister Creighton is happy, she has gotten positive indications from Berlin that they will look favourably on our negotiations on the Anglo Promissory note. Of course thats nice and all but then the people that have to make the … Continue reading
Ireland is, probably, not Greece….
This is an expanded version of an oped published in the Irish Examiner 12/January/2013 So, we are back in the bond market, which must mean that every thing is great, and the recession is over….. three cheers….no? really? Well, one … Continue reading
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Tagged econ, economic collapse, economics, economy, Europe, gree, greece, politic, politicians, politics
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Putting my mouth where the money is…Obama to win
This is a version of a column published in the Irish Examiner 3 November 2012. Over the last number of months the opinion polls have swung this way and that in the US presidential election, from an initial Obama high … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, markets, obama, politics, research, romney, science, US Election
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The Quantum Mechanics of Irish Debt
This is an extended version of a column published in the irish examiner. The Irish government find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. They, quite properly, seek a write down, from somebody, anybody, of a large part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged debt, ECB, economics, ELA, Promissory Notes, schrodingers cat
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Ireland is not in Europe..
This is an expanded and updated version of an opinion piece published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 4 August 2011. National Culture is a funny fuzzy concept. Anyone who has ever dealt across different societies knows that cultures and … Continue reading
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Tagged banks, business, cris, crisis, culture, Distance, ECB, economics, economy, euro, Europe, Hypocrisy, Israel, Mitt Romney, Palestine, Palestinians
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Euro deal saves Ireland? Maybe…
It’s not clear that it does. I’m not sure it’s a seismic (Enda Kenny) or massive (Eamonn Gilmore) deal. And it happened because of Spanish and Italian pressure. So far as we can see at present there are three parts … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo, Anglo Irish Bank, austerity, bailout, banking, banks, bond holders, bondholders, Bundesbank, Central Bank, ECB, economic collapse, economics, economy, ELA, Europe, IMF, NAMA, noonan, Promissory Notes, sovereign debt
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