Smart Money

Smart Money: Borrowers can benefit from an eye to monetary policy trends when planning their finances

The stock of properties for sale is falling, with housing in lower price categories in particularly short supply

Smart Money: Implementing an OECD plan for the future of international business taxes is proving more than complicated

Top artists now dominate the music industry more than ever. The same is true for economies.

Cliff Taylor: The good, the bad and the ugly of the Irish market are shown in a new ESRI report, comparing the experience here with other European countries

As Budget 2024 approaches, the Government is navigating a difficult policy path

Smart Money: Lenders charging a premium for UK borrowing amid budget deficits, rising interest rates and political volatility

Smart Money: Different ways of measuring financial wellbeing across different timeframes mean comparing like with like is anything but straightforward

Governments love to say they’re reducing the tax burden, but often they’re just dealing with the impact of inflation

Cliff Taylor: There are legal and tax complications for both employer and employee.

Smart Money: Indexing for inflation and preparing ground ahead of a General Election means €1,000 tax package figure per middle income earner might not be too far fetched

Property prices have been falling over the last three months, but some parts of the market are performing very differently from others, making predictions tricky

Smart Money: Economically, taxes on immobile assets like property are seen to be more efficient than income taxes

Cliff Taylor: Those on tracker mortgages are the most exposed as they are tied to the ECB rate

Cliff Taylor: Raising rates is the ECB’s primary weapon in the fight against inflation

Cliff Taylor: From cutting taxes to funding health, how will the Government disburse the forecast surplus in public finances?

Households have been hit hard by prices way above last year's levels - but research suggests that the annual figures could be overestimating what is happening at the moment

Q&A with Cliff Taylor: Multinationals with Irish headquarters and the biggest Irish companies will face significant new reporting requirement – and higher tax bills

Smart Money: There is a lot at stake for the State in the uncertainty surrounding the international path of the tax

Energy company's record profits may not feed through to customers quickly

Cliff Taylor: Government needs to decide what kind of rental market it wants

Smart Money: A political row is approaching as Ministers try to find a way to get motorists out of their cars

Smart Money: Latest data shows supply of second-hand properties for sale is hugely constrained across the State

The ECB must navigate the controversial world of digital currency, with concerns about privacy certain to be writ large

Debates are under way on VAT on fuel, energy supports and what cash to direct at households, with implications for your pocket

Smart Money: Rising interest rates are punishing borrowers and Ministers are under pressure to act

Hybrid working has led to much quieter office districts and the suburbs are exerting a greater pull

Smart Money: Male and female graduates get roughly the same pay when they enter the workforce, but not for long

Smart Money: It’s just possible that the Irish economy will hang on in

Wholesale energy prices are falling, yet it may be some time before retail bills actually fall

Cliff Taylor: Some things will revert back to the way they were pre-Covid, but the world of work has changed fundamentally.

Smart Money: The issue of taxing wealth and increasing the tax take on inheritance in Ireland looms large - but will not be relished by politicians

Smart Money: The exchequer faces a big loss as more and more electric cars replace petrol and diesel. Motorists are likely to be asked to fill the gap

Irish house prices look to have risen ahead of the economy, though lack of supply could provide some support next year

Rents are high across the board, but the gap between those in existing tenancies and those looking for new ones is growing

Smart Money: The dot.com bubble burst in 2000 as stockmarket valuations and employment got way ahead of themselves. Sound familiar?

Smart Money: Focus has been on those with trackers who have seen immediate increases, but the real risk is people coming off low fixed rates in the next few years

The economy is slowing, yet the labour market remains tight in many areas. So is there a jobs slowdown coming?

Many are convinced working nine to five is indeed no way to make a living

New Central Bank research shows pressures growing on financially precarious households and threat to squeezed middle