Jean-Claude Trichet

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

Tue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00

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

Sun Mar 19 2023 - 14:21

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

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00

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

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: All that austerity was a mistake. Awfully sorry

A German official admits the cruel cuts imposed on Ireland were unnecessary

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00

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

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00

How will Mario Draghi’s tenure at the ECB be judged?

He saved the euro but his inflation policies failed

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 14:30

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

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 03:15

Who would be a central banker these days?

Chris Johns: Brexit and Europe’s banks will generate storms for whoever is in charge

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 16:39

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

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 13:00

Patrick Honohan reflects on bank guarantee and ‘lurking’ problems before the crash

Not providing guarantee would have been ‘cutting off nose to spite face’

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 13:22

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

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 11:35

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

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 11:43

Europe rediscovers its mojo in Davos

IMF sees euro zone economy growing 2% this year and 2.2% in 2019

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 05:54

Financial crisis: Ten years ago today the tremors started

On August 9th 2007, BNP Paribas froze funds that were exposed to US subprime mortgages, signalling the start of the credit crunch

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 09:50

European ombudsman queries Mario Draghi role in ‘group of 30’

Emily O’Reilly questions public interest benefit of ECB head in consultative group

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 16:30

Remarkable recovery will be Michael Noonan’s legacy

Minister for Finance’s success in navigating bailout sowed seeds of controversy to follow

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 05:30

Fintan O’Toole: AIB sale shows a servile attitude to the EU

Obsequiousness towards Brussels technocracy is as bad for Europe as it is for Ireland

Tue May 30 2017 - 04:00

Jens Weidmann: Bundesbank president is man of principles

Merkel’s former adviser says return to normal monetary policy must not be delayed

Sat May 20 2017 - 09:46

‘Continental partnership’ proposal offers way forward after Brexit

London Letter: Some minds in Brussels already formulating imaginative solutions

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 01:00

Fintan O’Toole: Enda Kenny’s claim of economic superpowers doesn’t wash

For most of its period of office, the coalition told citizens that it was essentially powerless and only obeying orders

Tue Feb 16 2016 - 03:31

Government armed with €20bn before crisis meeting – Cardiff

Ex-Department of Finance chief says ‘fighting fund’ available

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00

Government gives itself an A1, but not all would agree

The Coalition did well on the economy, but was not so strong on health and housing

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 01:02

Fintan O’Toole: Why we will not miss the 31st Dáil

Elected with a huge mandate for radical democratic change, it lapsed into collective indifference and impotence

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 15:26

Kenny silence on Trichet phone call not ‘sustainable’

Ó Cuív urges Taoiseach to detail content of conversation about debt burden sharing

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 20:00

Oireachtas banking inquiry: hits and misses

In 49 days of hearings, 131 witnesses gave testimony. Its purpose: to investigate Ireland’s troika bailout. Its cost: €6.6 million. What did it get right, and what did it get wrong?

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 04:00