Day: July 20, 2022

Jul 20
Higher real income growth, reduced spending and precautionary savings contributed to significant increase in Irish household deposits during the pandemic

Central Bank Economic Letter finds that, while household deposits increased across all euro-area countries during the pandemic, Irish deposit growth was among the highest, exceeded only by Baltic countries. Unlike Ireland, these countries had very high pre-pandemic deposit growth, marking the Irish experience as exceptional. While the virus and related restrictions reduced spending, a higher […]

Jul 20
Challenges and opportunities for a financial services ecosystem in transition – Makhlouf

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf spoke this afternoon about current trends in the Irish, German and Eurozone economies, as well as opportunities and challenges in the financial system at an event hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland and IHK Frankfurt, in partnership with Verband der Auslandsbanken in Frankfurt, Europa Union […]

Jul 20
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Consulate General of Ireland and IHK Frankfurt event

It is a pleasure to address you today. I would particularly like to thank our Consul General Anne-Marie Flynn for organising this event.1 German – Irish economic relationship Ireland and Germany have excellent relations, politically, culturally and economically. These relations have been documented as far back as the 7th century.   When reading about the relationship, […]

Jul 20
Transcript of Governor Gabriel Makhlouf’s interview with Niall Brady, The Sunday Times

Interview with Governor Makhlouf conducted 16 June 2022 Niall Brady: Okay, well listen thanks again for taking the time to talk to me.  You had a very busy week, from what I see yesterday was a busy day for you.  Gabriel Makhlouf: I’ve had a busy fortnight.  Niall Brady: Really?  Why a busy fortnight Gabriel […]

Jul 20
Central Bank Governor visits Tipperary to meet businesses and students

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf met with businesses and students from Tipperary yesterday during his day-long visit.  Governor Makhlouf met with local entrepreneurs, staff and Government agencies at Tipperary Technology Park, where conversations included the importance of local digital hubs and local economic development in a hybrid working world recovering from […]

Jul 20
Recurrent property taxes may help to reduce house price volatility

Central Bank Economic Letter finds that recurrent property taxes can, over time, help to mitigate downside risks to house prices. Such taxes may also provide a stable source of revenue for government, as they are less likely to be affected by the economic cycle. Revenue from recurrent property taxes, as a proportion of national income, […]

Jul 20
Central Bank highlights weaknesses in Virtual Asset Service Providers’ AML/CFT Frameworks

Central Bank seeks to anticipate and support innovation in the financial services industry Firms in novel areas must ensure their businesses will not be used to launder the proceeds of crime or to finance terrorism Central Bank issues a bulletin to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assist them in strengthening their applications and frameworks […]

Jul 20
Tech trade group calls for regulatory clarity, claiming crypto job losses threaten US interests

“It’s time to move the crypto policy debate from “we need regulation” to ‘what are the impacts of specific regulatory proposals?’” said Chamber of Progress. 325 Total views 5 Total shares The tech trade group Chamber of Progress called on members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives for regulatory clarity in the […]

Jul 20
Tesla sold 75% of bitcoin holdings in second quarter, as crypto prices crashed

Tesla TSLA, +0.80% disposed of 75% of its bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.09% holdings in the second quarter, as the crypto traded 65% lower from its record high in November. The company sold the coins for $936 million, according to the electric car marker’s earnings report released Wednesday. Tesla said it invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin early […]

Jul 20
LIGHT CRUDE OIL FUTURES (CL1!), H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Momentum Key Levels:Resistance: 104.47Pivot: 101.56Support: 95.17 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price moving within a descending channel and RSI moving along a descending trendline, we have a bearish bias that price will drop from the pivot at 101.56 where the pullback resistance and 78.6% fibonacci retracement are to 1st support at 95.17 in […]