Tom Lyons: 2016 sees the return of the deal
Mergers and acquisitions-related activity is ramped up with a vengeance
Sell absolutely everything except high-quality bonds. That was the rather bleak message last week from economists at Royal Bank of Scotland.
Oil, they said, could slump to $16 a barrel. China was in crisis, and stock markets could fall by up to 20 per cent. Investors, RBS concluded, faced a “cataclysmic year”.
Ireland, however, is in a strong position not just to weather this storm, but also perhaps even thrive in it. Deal ...
