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In recent weeks, most of the meaningful action in the financial markets has been focused on currencies. The euro has very much become the darling of the markets and both the dollar and sterling are under some considerable pressure. At the end of 2016, the dollar reached a high of 1.0384 against the euro and looked set…
The latest mortgage drawdown data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show that the mortgage market continues to recover, but there is still a long way to go to reach a ‘normal’ market in terms of mortgage numbers and value. Table 1 shows the volume or number of mortgages drawn down. In the first half of…
The Central Credit Register The purpose of this post is to inform you about the Central Credit Register, which is being set up by the Central Bank of Ireland under the Credit Reporting Act 2013. What is the Central Credit Register? The Central Credit Register is a national database that will, on request, provide: a…
Economic Outlook Jim Power, Chief Economist, Friends First June 2017 The global economy is in recovery mode The Irish Economy: Unleashing the upturn and unburdening the squeezed middle HIGHLIGHTS Real GDP could expand by 4.3% this year, which is up from a forecast of 3.3% at the beginning of the year Momentum evident in the…
Public hospital bed charges have been in the news recently – what does it all mean? In 2014 the Government changed the way public hospitals charge health insurers. Previously your health insurer was only charged a higher rate than that charged to the general public if you were accommodated in a semi-private or private room.…
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Monthly Investment Review Equity markets overall were flat again in April with a stronger euro currency negating local gains in a number of markets. The US market treaded water as investors closely watched the new US administration’s attempts to push ahead with policy action, especially in relation to proposed corporation tax cuts. Strategists have…
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Coming into 2017, there was considerable concern about potential political outcomes this year. The concern was that the rise of populist thinking which was instrumental in delivering Brexit, Trump and the Italian referendum result last year, could permeate into a number of significant electoral battles across Europe this year and next. First up was the…