International Money and Banking
Lecture notes for the University College Dublin module International Money and Banking (ECON30150) which was taught by Professor Karl Whelan […]
Banking, Central Banks, Teaching
Banking
Euro Crisis, Banking
Should Taxpayers Bail Out Spain’s Bank Bondholders?
With the release of a draft Memorandum of Understanding for Spain, it appears that the EU may be preparing to
Banking, Euro Crisis
Euro Crisis: Holidays First, Solutions Later
Last night’s Euro group meeting failed to resolve any of the uncertainty about the ultimate liability for ESM bank recaps
Banking, Euro Crisis
Euro Crisis: Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
After some reasons to be optimistic that Europe’s leaders were ready to finally grasp the bank debt\sovereign debt nettle, the
Banking, Euro Crisis
Presentation on Ireland’s Bank Debt
Today, I’m giving a presentation titled “Ireland’s Bank Debt and What Can be Done About It” at the IIEA’s conference
Banking
Ireland’s Mortgage Crisis is Real
The front page headline story in yesterday’s Irish Independent was “Central Bank figures ‘overstating’ number in mortgage crisis” by Laura
Banking, Euro Crisis
A Better Deal for Spain?
Much of the reporting and instant commentary on the announcement of the deal involving EFSF\ESM funding for Spanish bank recapitalisation
Banking, Central Banks
What Is Ireland’s Bank Debt and What Can Be Done About It?
In both the run up to the referendum and its aftermath, there have been widespread references to something called “Ireland’s
Banking, Central Banks
ECB and Bankia: Liquidity Solvency Confusion in the Eurotower
My earlier post about the FT’s story on ECB “rejecting” the plan to recapitalise Bankia by providing them with €19bn
Banking, Central Banks
The ECB and Bankia
The FT is reporting (news article here, commentary here) that the ECB has “rejected” the Spanish government’s plan to recapitalise