Inflation or Deflation…. 1923 or 1932? TechTicker talk to Todd Harrison about the deflation or inflation question, many commentators have felt that inflation will be the true... Continue reading
Why aren’t mortgages MORE expensive? In looking at any product or service you will often hear people mention 'supply and demand', it is one of the foundations of Microecono... Continue reading
Are tax dodgers any different than northern shoppers? There is an ongoing debate about ways to make the 'fat cats' pay more tax, and that there should be a way of forcing people who earn a ... Continue reading
European stimulus plans The ECB meeting is due to meet this week on the 7th and a further 0.25% rate cut is expected which will bring European base rate lendin... Continue reading
Blogs and sites that cover the topic of finance and economics I was at a meeting last week and the topic of 'what I read' came up, I spend on average, about six hours a day reading, granted that is... Continue reading
Paul Volcker on Bloomberg Ex-Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker talks to Bloomberg about the ongoing financial crisis and gives his opinion on the situation, ... Continue reading
Derek Braun vs David Cantwell on the Late Late show Pat Kenny had two well known commentators on the Late Late show on Friday, David Cantwell a director with the largest new homes estate ... Continue reading
Mortgage Interest Relief (TRS) changes for May 2009 The changes mentioned in the recent budget will be kicking in soon and it will mean that people are likely to be affected in their mort... Continue reading
Property prices, are we near the bottom? Are property prices bottoming? there are a few reasons why some commentators feel we are going to start to see recovery. 1. Many ... Continue reading
Drop in Fixed Mortgage Rates likely In watching the movements of the Euribor Yield Curve we saw that margins were likely to increase on fixed rates, however, over the mont... Continue reading