What will come of it all? Eurobonds? Probably not… If you look at the dynamic of the crisis to date you see the following flow (broadly but not exactly) 1. Sub-prime mortgages in the US... Continue reading
Propertypin proves nothing on Rent Allowance (other than that their figures are wrong) There was an interesting post on ThePropertyPin that I came across on twitter and in reading the analysis I was struck by the statistic... Continue reading
Eurosceptic – what will happen to the Euro? There is a fine line between credible and incredible, and I don't know how to spot it. Continue reading
The Scott Williams show Financial Advice Clinic (3rd August 2011) If you were listening to the Scott Williams Show on Q102 and heard Karl Deeter talking about personal finance then you may have wanted ... Continue reading
Debt forgiveness: An outline of how it would work (if I was in charge) If I made the debt forgiveness rules... If I could make the rules surrounding debt forgiveness they would be something like this: 1. y... Continue reading
NAMA Mortgages, money from thin air? When a bank creates a loan that becomes an asset, the property it is secured upon is the collateral (sorry my teaming millions, I know ... Continue reading
Mortgage Debt for Equity swaps A popular idea that has been discussed in the past (and if Niamh Hennessy's article proves correct may become working reality) is that ... Continue reading