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ECB Market Intervention: Covered Bond Purchasing Programme (CBPP)

Having looked at the tools available to the ECB, at its balance sheet, and at the transmission of monetary policy into the interbank lending market.after considering financial market failures due to Fractional Reserve Banking, overlending and VaR, I would like … Continue reading

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Euro-Update (30): Markit Surveys, US-Iran tensions & €Z interventions

The web is awash with news reports about regional and world economics. The focus is on the recent Markit Survey results, published in the last 2 days, as well as the US-Iran tensions, bond and forex markets. Here’s my overview. … Continue reading

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