Category Archives: PIIGS

Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!

Posted on March 17, 2023 by macromon

Blast From The Past (BFTP). For my late grandmother from Cork. Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!

Posted on March 17, 2021 by macromon

Blast From The Past (BFTP). Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the turn of the … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!

Posted on March 17, 2020 by macromon

Blast From The Past (BFTP). Originally Posted On March 17, 2012 Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the turn of the … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day!

Posted on March 17, 2019 by macromon

Another Blast From The Past (BFTP).  Hard to believe this was seven years ago. Happy St. Patrick’s (Maweyn Succat) Day! St. Patrick, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day. Simple, right? The man wasn’t even Irish! He was actually born in Britain around the … Continue reading →

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Austerity strike paralyses Greece

Posted on February 20, 2013 by macromon

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Ireland Eyes Bailout Exit

Posted on January 10, 2013 by macromon

Thank goodness Ireland didn’t cave into German and French pressure to raise their corporate tax rate.  We were emphatic back then they not give in to the Eurocrats (see here). Last week’s Economist gave a nice overview of the “fitter … Continue reading →

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Greece Is The Word….And A Done Deal

Posted on November 26, 2012 by macromon

After the Eurozone’s failure to conclude a Greek deal last week, we posted So the hangup is not over whether there will be a deal, but what type and how much debt relief Greece will be granted by the official … Continue reading →

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Euros Still Debating Technicalities of Greek Debt Relief

Posted on November 20, 2012 by macromon

Amazing how the e-mini S&Ps can trade down over 10 points on a technical delay in the Greek debt deal.  Anybody who has worked on restructurings know these are very difficult issues to hammer out, especially with so many parties … Continue reading →

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Perspective on Greece’s Great Depression

Posted on November 19, 2012 by macromon

Bank of America Merrill Lynch provides an informative chart with perspective on how bad it is in Greece, The Greek recession has been the most severe in the recent history of crisis and compares only to the U.S. Great Depression.  … Continue reading →

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Speaking of the Irish….

Posted on November 15, 2012 by macromon

Not only do we love Irish bands, we  owe much our heritage to the country. We’re also proud our distant relatives (less so with Twitter, however)  are working hard to take one of the eyes out the European PIIGS.   … Continue reading →

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