Tag: bonds
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Bond Cliffs Ahoy… (Remember, Ireland is a success..)
So .. This is, as best I can figure, the profile of the main Irish bonds maturing in the next generation or so. Yes children, NAMA… Ok, they’ll just roll it over but its still a bond (two actually) and still has to be dealt with… Bear in mind … GDP 2014 is predicted to…
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Green Jerseys, False Colours and the Irish Bond Market
There is a most interesting letter (of the Green jersey type) in the Irish Times this morning. It is from a Donal O’Mahony of Shankill and is on the wonderful performance of Irish government bonds. Ireland is truly lucky to have this sage, and also to have his namesake Donal O’Mahony the head of debt research at Davy…
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Bandaid or bazooka? What the ECB unveiled…
The ECB yesterday unleashed another acronym, to add to the stew. This time (it’s different?) we have Outright Monetary Transactions. What this means in detail is dissected in the newspapers and blogs. See in particular Constantin Gurdgiv, the Irish times, and the guardian for good and differing takes. In practice the ECB will purchase lots…