Ireland should have told ECB to ‘bugger off’ during bailout talks, Varoufakis says
Greek economist believes Ireland was bullied into bailout, Greeks pay German prices on Bulgarian wages and global economy has moved into technofeudalism
Jean-Claude Trichet
ECB backed itself into a corner ahead of interest rate hike
ECB has a credibility issue as it was clearly caught out by the initial surge in inflation, downplaying it as short-term fallout from Covid
David McWilliams: ‘Do whatever it takes to cushion the blow of Covid-19’
Europe’s most conservative institution is – rightly – ripping up its own rule book
David McWilliams: Health crisis has now become a wealth crisis
Solving the economic crisis we find ourselves in due to Covid-19 is actually quite simple
Fintan O’Toole: All that austerity was a mistake. Awfully sorry
A German official admits the cruel cuts imposed on Ireland were unnecessary
Cliff Taylor: Draghi saved the euro, but can Lagarde save the zone?
Incoming ECB president faces a Europe in stagnation which could tip into recession
How will Mario Draghi’s tenure at the ECB be judged?
He saved the euro but his inflation policies failed
Christine Lagarde must learn to run an economy that is slowing to a crawl
Lagarde’s most perilous moments will come when she cannot rely on a prepared text, like news conferences after ECB policy meetings
Who would be a central banker these days?
Chris Johns: Brexit and Europe’s banks will generate storms for whoever is in charge
Finland’s Erkki Liikanen most likely to head ECB, say economists
Central banker who played key post-crisis role seen as favourite for top job
Patrick Honohan reflects on bank guarantee and ‘lurking’ problems before the crash
Not providing guarantee would have been ‘cutting off nose to spite face’
The Bailout: One day we’ll look back and laugh. But not yet
Review: Colin Murphy’s politicians try to get their heads around an €85bn disaster
Will an Irish person finally get a big ECB job?
Sharon Donnery is in the running for head of banking supervision, but she has competitors
Europe rediscovers its mojo in Davos
IMF sees euro zone economy growing 2% this year and 2.2% in 2019
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