Day: July 23, 2022
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Eurozone PMI composite output index dropped to 49.4 in July from 52.0 in June, according to a S&P Global/Markit survey on Friday. Dropping below the neutral 50.0 level signals a contraction of business output for the first time since February 2021. Steepest declines were seen in Germany, where the composite […]
Type: Bullish Breakout Key Levels:Resistance: 0.69579Pivot: 0.68608Support: 0.67995 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price moving above the ichimoku cloud, moving in an ascending support and breaking out of the descending trend channel, we have a bullish bias that price will rise from the pivot at 0.68608 at the overlap resistance to the 1st resistance at […]
EUR Lower Following ECB Yesterday’s July ECB meeting saw a muted response in EUR. While the ECB pushed ahead with the larger-than-expected .5% rate hike, the bank’s accompanying guidance was less hawkish than previously. On the back of the meeting, traders have scaled back their rate-hike expectations for the remainder of the year. The ECB […]
