The Federal Reserve (this is taken from the Mises YouTube channel) Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood "The Monster". But to most Americans toda... Continue reading
Round 2 With the Dow back above 10,000, the message from many on Wall Street is: Hurry! The recovery train is leaving the station! Don't miss o... Continue reading
How a bank might undo your tracker mortgage 'I have a tracker mortgage so I don't care' a man recently said to me when I was talking about the near definite increase in margins th... Continue reading
Best deposit rates in Ireland November 2009 The lenders offering the best deposit rates are listed below with the highest in each category being the one we have shown. Best dem... Continue reading
Making money from death, is it moral? Financial innovation has meant you can make money from many things which may or may not be considered morally correct, there are 'short... Continue reading
Dealing with arrears – a collectors tale Today's post is by a guest writer who we cannot name, but we can tell you that this person works in the collections department of a maj... Continue reading
Irish Credit: Downgraded two notches at once. Fitch, the credit rating agency, has just downgraded the sovereign debt ratings for the Republic of Ireland from AA+ to AA-. That is t... Continue reading
Federal Reserve news The Federal Open Market committee (FOMC) have decided to keep 'exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended perio... Continue reading
Gold prices, very much a dollar story (for now) While we are bullish on precious metals (in particular silver) it is important to remember that many commodities are dollar denominated... Continue reading
Exchequer returns for Ireland, October 2009 I plagiarised the chart below from Constantin Gurdgievs blog (which is brilliant btw) be sure to check it out. What we can see is a ... Continue reading