Emerging markets dont’ have it any easier For many people the transfer of wealth from west to east is a cause for concern. China's unbridled rise (one which some believe will pl... Continue reading
Rate Expectations In the Book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens we saw Pip help out an escaped convict, one who had done some wrong, the convict late... Continue reading
The value of ideas When you hear about 'ideas' sometimes it's as simple as minor inspiration, other times it is a total awakening the way Sir Isaac Newton... Continue reading
The stage is set for Euribor Trackers now that ECB ones are gone. The market recently witnessed the death knell of the last tracker available, it was Leeds Building Societies high margin ECB + 2.2% off... Continue reading
Everything old is new again, buying on layaway I remember getting a new coat when I was about eleven, we went to a shop in Swords village, next to a place that was called 'Savages' (... Continue reading
Where property prices are going vs where they are There are strong signals we will be getting a rate cut and historically that means that property prices will go up in response to a mon... Continue reading
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