Economies are weakening - latest data. Markets start to think that interest rates are already too high

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Solving the Irish housing crisis is, in principle, easy: just build 50,000 units a year until the word 'crisis' disappears from the headlines and public consciousness. Is that a practical, realistic proposition - for any government of any persuasion? Why not just do it?

Lots of trade data, particularl…