Moody’s go for Baa1

Statement here.

If the euro falls, Europe falls

Third part of FT series here.

Eichengreen: Europe’s Crisis Treadmill

Barry Eichengreen points out the ongoing risk factors facing the euro area here.

Inside Europe’s Plan Z

Part 2 of the FT series covers GREXIT issues:  required reading here.

Irish budget speeches in the 21st Century

At last week’s Irish Economic Association conference, Mark Coughlan presented a paper analysing the text of successive Finance Ministers’ budget speeches, as evidence of shifts in policy emphasis, but also in the political economy and management of boom and bust economics. The slides are here and are worth a look.