2011 Report on Public Finances in EMU

This European Commission annual report is now available here.

“A Greek Exit from the Euro Area: A Disaster for Greece, a Crisis for the World”

Willem Buiter provides a primer on the various scenarios here.

IMF Global Financial Stability Report: Analytical Chapters

The analytical part of the new GFSR is out

Chapter 2: Long-Term Investors and Their Asset Allocation: Where Are They Now?

Chapter 3: Toward Operationalizing Macroprudential Policies: When to Act?

Martin Wolf on the Euro Crisis

His latest contribution is here.

UK Banking Commission Report

The Vickers report is directly relevant for Ireland in view of the inter-connections between the Irish and UK banking systems, while also providing some guidance for possible future reform strategies across Europe.

The FT editorial provides a useful overview (it also highlights the proposal to rank depositors ahead of senior bond holders), while the full report is here.