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Tag Archives: Greece
Upcoming Elections in Europe (2012 – 2013): Calendar and Voter Intention Surveys (in France, Greece, Italy and Germany)
In the following lines I provide a brief calendar of the relevant elections ahead. Following this I summarise the likely outcome of these elections in light of the present and past voter intention surveys. It seems Europe is looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Risk Scenario Analysis, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012, 2013, Austrian Elections 2013, Beppe Grillo, Berlusconi, Bulgaria, Calendars, CDU, Czech Republic, Der Linke, Elections, FDP, France, Germany, Greece, Hollande, Italy, Lithuania, Merkel, Monti, New Democracy, Papademos, PASOK, Pirate Party, Slovakia, Slovenia, SPD, Voter intention polls, Voter intention surveys
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ECB Market Intervention: The Securities Market Programme (SMP)
Update: As of September 6th, 2012, the SMP was discontinued and the assets held in its accounts were transferred assimilated by the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) accounts. For a preliminary assessment of the OMT, please check this blog post. Otherwise, … Continue reading
Posted in Aides Memoire, ECB, Economic Concepts
Tagged Belgium, Debt Monetisation, ECB, EFSF, Fine-tuning Operations, Fixed Term Deposits, Germany, Government Bonds, Government debt, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Monetary Economics, OMO, Open Market Operations, Portugal, Qualitative Easing, Quantitative Easing, Securities Market Programme, SMP, Sovereign bonds, Sovereign debt, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain, Stabilisation, Sterilisation, Sterilised Debt Monetisation
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Weekly Bond Yield developments in the Euro Area (W8.2012): SMP, Greek bailout, PMIs,noise, forecasts and Italian Debt auctions
Sovereign debt market developments this week were marked by 6 main events: The ECB’s first week without purchases under the SMP (on Monday) The achievement of a deal for the second bailout package for Greece, between Monday and Tuesday The … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Weekly Bond Yield developments in the Euro Area
Tagged Belgium, Debt auctions, ECB, EU Interim Economic Forecasts, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Noise, PMIs, Portugal, Second Greek Bailout, Securities Market Programme, SMP, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain
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Week ahead Calendar: 20/02/2012 to 24/02/2012: Greece, PSIs, Finance Ministers’ Meetings, Forecasts and Italian Debt Auctions
Once again, please find below a list of the eventful days ahead. The main sources are Unicredit’s Weekly Focus, Forex Trading weekly calendar, the EU’s general calendar, the EU’s national issuance calendar and many others, all of which I advise you to consult directly. I found Unicredit’s … Continue reading
Posted in Week Ahead
Tagged Council, Debt auctions, ECB, EU Council Meetings, European Integration, Greece, Italy, PSI
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Week ahead Calendar: 06/02/2012 to 10/02/2012 – Calm week?
Once again, please find below a list of the eventful days ahead. The main sources are Unicredit’s Weekly Focus, Forex Trading weekly calendar, the EU’s general calendar, the EU’s national issuance calendar and many others, all of which I advise you to consult directly. I found Unicredit’s … Continue reading
Latest Developments in Greek PSI Talks: Back to a War of Attrition?
Following last week’s confusion and in light of the approaching maturity of €14.5 Bn Greek sovereign bonds, I take the next lines to consider the developments in the ongoing Greek fiscal crisis. I begin with an overview of the events leading … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign debt Crisis
Tagged Council, ECB, EFSF, European Commission, Greece, Private Sector Involvement, PSI
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Week Ahead Calendar: 27/01/2012 to 03/02/2012 – Schedules and Optimism
Once again, please find below a list of the eventful days ahead. The main sources are Unicredit’s Weekly Focus, Forex Trading weekly calendar, the EU’s general calendar, the EU’s national issuance calendar and many others, all of which I advise you to consult directly. I found … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Week Ahead
Tagged Debt auctions, EU Council, EU Council Meetings, France, Germany, Greece, Inflation, Italy, Labour Market, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain
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Weekly Bond Yield developments in the Euro Area (W4.2012): Greece Negotiations and Portuguese Yields
In the week that that passed the Euro-Zone economy was marked by an emphasis (of the media and of analysts) on positive data releases, both in Europe and in the USA. On the down side, fruitless Greek PSI negotiations caused … Continue reading
The latest Franco-German Agreement: Is it enough?
So France and Germany reached what was hailed as yet another “comprehensive agreement” on the reform of the Eurozone fiscal policies. In my opinion this wasn’t that comprehensive an agreement. It was only the last of such several steps since … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, ECB, Euro-zone Update, European Integration, Sovereign debt Crisis, Uncategorized, Weekly Bond Yield developments in the Euro Area
Tagged ECB, EFSF, EMS, European Fiscal Federalism, European Integration, France, Germany, Greece, Intergovernmentalism, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain
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The end (of the crisis) is nigh! – On treaty change and Lenders of Last Resort
Another week and another bout of hysteria, as banks warn about the risk of a Euro-breakup due to the upcoming banking crisis. May be that’s to over do it, but clearly it increases the ever unquantifiable risk of that happening. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, ECB
Tagged Banking crisis, Community Method, debt repurchases, ECB, France, Germany, Greece, Intergovernmentalism, Ireland, Italy, Monetary Economics, Portugal, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain
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