Day: July 21, 2022

Jul 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
PepsiCo raises dividend by 7%

PepsiCo Inc. PEP, +0.15% said late Thursday its board of directors approved a dividend of $1.15 a share, a 7% increase. That’s consistent with PepsiCo’s previously announced increase in its dividend to $4.60 a share from $4.30 a share, which began with the June payment, the snack and beverage company said. The dividend is payable […]

Jul 21
Swiss Franc Futures ( 6S1! ), H4 Potential For Bullish Rise

Type: Bullish Rise Key Levels:Resistance: 1.04040Pivot: 1.03230Support: 1.02645 Preferred Case:On the H4. with price moving above the ichimoku cloud, and moving in an ascending trend channel and trendline, we have a bullish bias that price will continue to rise from the pivot at 1.03230 at the overlap support in line with then 38.2% fibonacci retracement […]

Jul 21
E-MINI DOW JONES FUTURES (YM1!), H4 Potential For Bullish Rise

Type: Bullish Rise Key Levels:Resistance: 31852Pivot: 30821Support: 30405 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price moving in an ascending trend channel and ascending trendline and moving above the ichimoku cloud, we have a bullish bias that price will rise from the pivot at 31913 at the pullback support in line with the 61.8% and 78.6% fibonacci […]