18 May 2017 Housing Stalemate Property transactions are becoming rare events. by Frank O’Nomics Are house sellers starting to get desperate? We have not yet got to the stage of BOGOF (buy one get one free), but some developers have been offering iPads in return for early deposits, together with free cars on completion –… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18:Housing stalemate (Frank O’Nomics)
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Isue 104: 2017 05 11:Sell in May and go away (Frank O’Nomics)
11 May 2017 Sell in May and go away Or should we just put some “Vix” in our investment chest? by Frank O’Nomics The old stock market saying: “sell in May and go away, come back again on St. Ledger day”, has long been taken as a recommendation to avoid poorly performing markets over the… Continue reading Isue 104: 2017 05 11:Sell in May and go away (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:What to do about the triple lock? (Frank O’Nomics)
04 May 2017 What to do about the triple lock? A fairer way to find additional spending. by Frank O’Nomics If I came up with a policy that saved as much as £6 billion a year, that could be spent on the NHS, while being both fairer for the young and the poor, would you be inclined… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:What to do about the triple lock? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 102:2017 04 27:Graduates of the UK unite! (Frank O’Nomics)
27 April 2017 Graduates of the UK unite! Repay student loans by whatever means possible. By Frank O’Nomics Are student loans the latest financial product to be mis-sold? Those who thought they were borrowing cheap money to finance their university education are in for a big shock this September when, for some, the interest rate… Continue reading Issue 102:2017 04 27:Graduates of the UK unite! (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
20 April 2017 Libor-ed Into Lowballing Time for the Bank of England to celebrate its role in saving our financial system? by Frank O’Nomics The BBC Panorama programme last week featured recordings of telephone conversations that suggest that in 2008 the Bank of England took steps to encourage traders to set an artificial level of… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 100: 2017 4 13: When Gove and Corbyn agree: VAT on school fees (Frank O’Nomics)
13 April 2017 When Gove and Corbyn agree: VAT on school fees Have proponents really considered the consequences? by Frank O’Nomics What would the fate of Harry Potter have been if the Dursley’s could not have afforded the school fees? Would Billy Bunter have been as entertaining if, not only had the postal order… Continue reading Issue 100: 2017 4 13: When Gove and Corbyn agree: VAT on school fees (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 99:2017 04 06:Arsenal and the second curve (Frank O’Nomics)
06 April2017 Arsenal and the Second Curve Management science suggests Arsene Wenger should keep his job – for now by Frank O’Nomics “Retirement is dying”, according to Arsene Wenger, who has said that he has (nearly) made up his mind to stay as manager of Arsenal FC, potentially for 2 more seasons. There is a… Continue reading Issue 99:2017 04 06:Arsenal and the second curve (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 98:2017 03 30:Payback time: Lifetime ISAs for millennials
30 March 2017 Payback time: Lifetime ISAs for millennials Buy the new savings product for your children by Frank O’Nomics Feeling guilty? Come on, you really should. You got a free university education (complete with a subsistence grant rather than a maintenance loan), you’ve benefited from a seemingly exponential rise in house prices and have… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Payback time: Lifetime ISAs for millennials
Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
23 March 2017 Moving the interest rate goal posts The Bank of England has forgotten its mandate by Frank O’Nomics The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England sets UK interest rates with a view to keeping inflation close to 2% over the medium-term. If inflation is forecast to exceed this target at a… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 96:2017 03 16:Basic (Income) Instincts (Frank O’Nomics)
16 March 2016 Basic (Income) Instincts An end to poverty or the end of work? by Frank O’Nomics In a recent trip to a coffee shop I was struck by the words written on the barista’s t-shirt: “More than just a button pusher”. Sadly for him, while many of us may like some cheery banter… Continue reading Issue 96:2017 03 16:Basic (Income) Instincts (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 95:2017 03 09:Is the party about to start in Europe (Frank O’Nomics)
09 March 2017 Is the party about to start in Europe? We might be leaving at just the wrong time by Frank O’Nomics Have you ever left a party early, only to be told that it really got going after your departure? Or, have you not returned to a play after the interval, then to… Continue reading Issue 95:2017 03 09:Is the party about to start in Europe (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 94: 2017 03 02:Football-the new Shakespearian tragedy (Frank O’Nomics)
02 March 2017 Football – the new Shakespearian tragedy: It’s all about money, nothing more by Frank O’Nomics Isn’t the FA Cup great? Despite attempts by the big clubs to undermine the competition by fielding weakened sides, the FA Cup still captures the public imagination by giving minnow clubs the chance to dream. Many of… Continue reading Issue 94: 2017 03 02:Football-the new Shakespearian tragedy (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
23 February 2017 House prices can also go down There are forces at work to correct the value of your house by Frank O’Nomics Those living north of the Watford Gap may quite reasonably indulge in some schadenfreude on hearing that prime London property prices fell by 6.9% last year, and closer to 12.5% over… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
