Despite concerns over inflation, the markets do not anticipate rates to rise until 2025 at the earliest. Instead, the real focus for central bankers will be on the longer-term issues surrounding eurozone banking profitability. Investors in Irish banks will be watching on with interest.
We have witnessed a historic political realignment. But it has been driven by a radical realignment of expectation from a generation who feel they are victims of a growing economic divide beyond young and old.
The exit poll may point to a three-way tie. But Sinn Fein has the real winner of this election. Stephen Kinsella looks at 3 factors behind the party's surge: demographics, reverse tribalism and wealth inequality.
The good news is, to-date, the latest global health crisis does not seem to be a trigger for a major and sustained sell-off. The bad news is, we are yet to see its full impact.
Given the insufficient time to reach an agreement, I expect a fudge. That would mean camouflaged and temporary concessions from both sides delaying some of the disruptive trading frictions and tariffs.
Today, at 11.00pm, Britain leaves the European Union. And with its departure, the nature of Anglo Irish relations will change once more, with Ireland firmly taking into an independent place in the wider European project.
Last week, The Currency revealed a battle between the taxman and investors over €40m tax scheme involving spot trading and Turkish lira. Today, tax barrister Eoin O’Shea examines the tax law around the dispute, and the legislation used by Revenue to clamp down on tax avoidance schemes.
We finally have sight of the main parties’ manifestos. What do the proposed policies mean for you, what do they mean for the issues facing the country, and how credible are they? Producing the most in-depth analysis of the parties’ promises to you, Stephen Kinsella provides the answers.
In rugby Jamie Heaslip was a star. At only 36 his sports career is over and his interest in business is just beginning. He shares his lessons to-date and explains how he believes alternative lender Flender can build a €100 million loan book.
Facing into a new year and beyond, before making any investment decision try to recall the three types of lemming. In the context of the extraordinary stock-market performance of recent years, not doing so could yet prove very costly.
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