Posts - Karl Whelan

Cyprus: Europe Rolls the Dice on its Banks

My reaction to the final agreement on Cyprus including a link to an op-ed I wrote for the Irish Times.

Following Landon Thomas Jr’s New York Times report “For Euro Zone, a Cyprus Exit Would Have Little Impact”, we’ve been

My latest thoughts: Is Draghi really going to save the euro after this week’s events.

I’ve updated my TARGET2 paper. Here is a post with a link to the new paper and a discussion relating

Despite the absence of any panic today at European banks or in financial markets, I believe this weekend’s decision on

A quick reaction to the Cyprus deposit levy here.

Paul Krugman doesn’t like this Washington Post piece on how slow growth could be the new normal for the US.

While the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program has not yet caused an increase in inflation, many are concerned that the

This morning I am giving a talk to a meeting in Dublin of the chairpersons of the 27 EU finance

A post about the disappearance of IBRC’s equity that occurred via the promissory note bond swap.