In 2014, monetary policy announcements by global central banks continued to be a driver of financial markets. Developments in the European periphery and across emerging markets also continued to be a focus for market participants but to a lesser extent than in previous years. In this article, we...

Throughout 2015 and 2016, the Quarterly Financial Accounts of Ireland (QFA) will be expanded to reflect enhanced user requirements, the changing economic environment and the implementation of the latest European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010) manual. The enhancements to the...

The recent global crisis revealed a role for macro-prudential policy or measures to mitigate systemic risk. In Ireland, the high costs of the recent banking crisis showed that forward-looking risk assessments and pre-emptive policy action are important to ensure that the future probability of...

This paper introduces a novel dataset on households’ income, assets and debts in Ireland: the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). The HFCS is an invaluable resource for policy makers, allowing for household-level analysis of the composition of wealth and debt, leverage and the...

The European DataWarehouse, established in July 2012, provides access to publicly available information on European Asset-Backed Securities (ABS). There was limited detailed information on the underlying securities in Irish Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) prior to this time. This...

The European DataWarehouse, established in July 2012, provides access to publicly available information on European Asset-Backed Securities (ABS). There was limited detailed information on the underlying securities in Irish Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) prior to this time. This...

In 2013, developments in the European periphery and emerging markets remained a focus for market participants. Meanwhile, monetary policy announcements by the key central banks continued to be a driver of financial market developments. In this article we review 2013 and early 2014, examining the...

A number of banking and financial market regulations have been proposed in response to the financial crisis; in particular the Basel III solvency and liquidity rules. These enhanced regulatory standards intend to ensure that banks and banking systems are significantly more resilient in the...

Ireland has the second-highest number of reinsurance companies in Europe, with its asset size corresponding to over 30 per cent of GDP. The Irish reinsurance industry plays a significant role in the global market. Using aggregated company-level data, the contribution of reinsurance to the Irish...

A number of banking and financial market regulations have been proposed in response to the financial crisis; in particular the Basel III solvency and liquidity rules. These enhanced regulatory standards intend to ensure that banks and banking systems are significantly more resilient in the...