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What a taifun in Vietnam taught me about the Euro crisis
As I was traveling through Vietnam in the mid-nineties our bus drove through an area […]
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Ireland: Bail-out with a Boomerang
Why the EU/IMF bail-out of Ireland will be a boomerang with multiple victims. This article looks at the motivations behind the, at first sight, clueless actions.
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Meeting of EU finance ministers a joke
Nothing. That is the outcome of EU finance ministers in Brussels on November 16. The […]
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The Austrian bombshell
Austrian Finance Minister Josef Proell said the December tranche of Austria’s contribution (EUR 190m) will […]
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The Irish Ultimatum
Irish 10yr yields continued to drop (7.96%) on rumors the country will be forced to […]
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Ireland: No news is bad news
November 15, Monday morning. Asian markets open. And no word regarding a bail-out for Ireland. […]
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Euro-zone: How not to manage a crisis
Germany’s handling of the Euro crisis has been anything but stellar. It all begins in […]
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The Fed has run out of options – is it bluffing?
Tuesday we have US mid-term elections, and Tuesday-Wednesday the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting. […]
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Irish, Portuguese government bond yields up sharply – the end of moral hazard?
Irish 10 year government bond yields on Monday reached a new high of 7.1% (compared […]
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