17 Jul Pound put on diet, losing weight fast The price of a pound sterling is based very heavily on what the next few months in the UK hold in regards to Brexit. Currently, the UK ... Continue reading
20 Jun Recent currency conversions One of the hardest parts of traveling outside of the EU, or any area that uses the same currency as your own is dealing with exchange r... Continue reading
07 Jun Ireland affordability from a US student standpoint: Groceries There are many noticeable aspects that differ significantly between the United States and Ireland. For me, one of the largest changes i... Continue reading
Emerging & Developed Economies The picture below spells it out clearly. The green line is the S&P 500, it shows that it has made and lost money resol... Continue reading
The Euro is a credible currency Quantitative Easing (which used to be called deficit monetization) is justified - in this clip - by ECB president Jean Claude Trichet. ... Continue reading
Falling euro, friend or foe? Many critics of the Eurozone are sceptical because they have always raised the fact that countries cannot devalue their currency, think... Continue reading
We need to clear our bonds, ensure there are retail offerings. Ireland has been downgraded by Standard and Poors, we are on a ratings watch with Fitch and Moody's as well. The last bond issued by th... Continue reading
Government Bond Bubble forming We have spoken before on this blog about the likelihood of a treasury/govt. bond bubble forming. The indicators were out last year when... Continue reading
Global Reckoning includes Asia, Tom Keene of Bloomberg Comments Tom Keene, editor at large in Bloomberg has given an interesting interview, talking about Japan and how they are witnessing a sea of ch... Continue reading
Investment Ideas for 2008 If you are the type of investor who doesn’t get scared when there is a bit of a storm then there are some opportunities in 2008, an imp... Continue reading
Whats the fuss about the U.S. Dollar? The federal reserve is expected to cut rates next week in an effort to alleviate a credit market in crisis. In the meantime there are o... Continue reading