Currency markets Q4 of 2008 In the last few weeks we have seen some of the most volatile currency markets in history. Iceland (Króna) as a nation basically went ba... Continue reading
An argument for and against property tax in Ireland Today's article will be unpopular with almost everybody, myself included, however, it is not intended to scare or cause frustration, me... Continue reading
The Phoenix of Securitization: Irish Banks test the market In the last week there have been two largely un-noticed events, namely the fact that two Irish banks have put a securitization offering... Continue reading
DON’T GIVE UP YOUR TRACKER MORTGAGE! The news has has several stories recently about banks contacting clients and asking them if they would like to come off their tracker m... Continue reading
Solicitors have run, will others follow? Michael Lynn famously fled owing tens of millions of euro to banks and people he had ripped off. The last I heard of the lynngerbread m... Continue reading
Brokers short sell themselves in a race to the bottom. It is clear that I am no fan of the new 'homeloanchoice' scheme brought into being in the 2009 budget. I have always felt that 'if it a... Continue reading
Buy some petrol up North while you do your shopping. With the new petrol levy of 8 cent per litre it will put the average price of petrol in Ireland to about €1.27 which at current exchang... Continue reading
It’s not all gloom and doom: some of the things will improve in the downturn I'm a big bad bear, have been for quite some time, but even the likes of me can see that the property fallout will have some good aspec... Continue reading
Poverty, more than just a matter of money This article is about poverty and is part of the Blog Action Day 2008 in which blog writers from around the world write about a certain... Continue reading
The best monetary decision will be that which is taken I have looked back at market crashes, the Dutch Tulip Bulb crash, the Railway crash in the USA, the Great Depression, the Oil Crisis in... Continue reading