BankingCovid-induced Eurobonds mark step towards EU financial cohesionJune 26, 202454Covid-19 caused a plethora of economic storm clouds across Europe when it emerged more than four years ago. Yet European...
EconomyHow copying America’s money-printing scheme could save British taxpayers billionsMay 30, 202452But the fiscal straitjacket this arrangement is placing on the Government has led to outcry in some quarters.“Nobody challenges the...
BankingLagarde rated ‘poor’ by own staff at European Central BankJanuary 22, 2024123Ms Lagarde performed notably worse than her predecessors in the role, with Mario Draghi, the former Italian prime minister, rated “poor” or...
MoneyBritish households facing longest wait for interest rate cuts in WestDecember 21, 2023144“Recent data on key indicators of inflation persistence have surprised the projections meaningfully to the downside, and we pull forward...
BankingThe Cassandra warning that central banks are driving the world’s economy off a cliffNovember 15, 202362His argument runs that the financial system has become entirely geared around low interest rates after almost 15 years of...
BankingEurope is slowly destroying itself as it heads for another lost decadeNovember 10, 202368Germany is belatedly flouting this with massive state aid, but that in turn is to destroy the competition framework needed...
BankingWarning for Bank of England as Lagarde is accused of hammering eurozone economyNovember 1, 202344Mortgage demand has also been shrinking across the continent as banks tighten lending criteria and restrict the supply of credit...
MortgagesIrish mortgage holders brace for decision – The Irish TimesSeptember 14, 202350Mortgage holders are braced for the latest interest rate decision today from the European Central Bank (ECB), with opinion remaining...
MortgagesECB set to hike interest rates to 4.25% with further increases possible – The Irish TimesJuly 27, 202350The European Central Bank (ECB) will keep the door open for another rate increase in September, after pushing through a...
BankingBritain’s pro-EU left is in total denial about the hard-right conquest of EuropeJune 30, 202362Sir Keir Starmer is not trying to pursue such radical goals, but he would still have to deal with the...