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Mental capture progress report (none / 1)

Expectations grow for Ireland rescue package - MarketWatch

Lenihan's remarks drew scrutiny for acknowledging that the government may eventually apply for rescue funds, although the official continued to emphasize that any aid package would be aimed at shoring up the banking sector rather than helping the government meet its funding needs.
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And in fixed-income trading, Irish government bond yields declined across the curve as a result of expectations for a bailout, analysts said, while the cost of insuring Irish sovereign debt against default also fell.
Equity markets rallied, with the Irish ISEQ stock index /quotes/comstock/30q!ieop (XX:IEOP 2,765, +72.74, +2.70%) gaining 2%. Relief spilled over into other equities exchanges in Europe. See more on the rally in European stocks.

(my emphasis)

Of all the ways of organizing banking, the worst is the one we have today — Mervyn King, 25 October 2010

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 18th, 2010 at 11:11:04 AM EST
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Re: Mental capture progress report (none / 1)

Opinion hiding among news: Expectations grow for Ireland rescue package - MarketWatch

For Ireland, default delayed
Ireland will be forced to accept a bailout. But this will only postpone its default. That's because it is already overburdened by debt. All these rescues do is switch the pain from creditors to taxpayers. But taxpayers, particularly German ones, won't stay compliant forever.

Of all the ways of organizing banking, the worst is the one we have today — Mervyn King, 25 October 2010

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 18th, 2010 at 11:15:11 AM EST
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remember (none / 0)

yields declining = asset price increasing

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Nov 20th, 2010 at 07:19:28 AM EST
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Exactly, the markets are happy!

Of all the ways of organizing banking, the worst is the one we have today — Mervyn King, 25 October 2010

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Nov 22nd, 2010 at 06:19:12 AM EST
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The "Euro Crisis" - Both more and less than meets the eye | 86 comments (86 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)