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An ex-UK Cabinet Minister suggests bussing refugees to the Irish border in order to show the "pious" Irish government who is the boss. Of the bus?

An ex-UK Cabinet Minister suggests bussing refugees to the Irish border in order to show the "pious" Irish government who is the boss. Of the bus?

REVENEUE DEBT WAREHOUSING & SME SECTOR

If war is coming to Europe, is membership of the EU and neutrality mutually inconsistent?

If war is coming to Europe, is membership of the EU and neutrality mutually inconsistent?

War and Peace

What will the next generation think of us? Taking the other side of IMF forecast bets.

What will the next generation think of us? Taking the other side of IMF forecast bets.

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Will Ireland go Dutch? Prolonged coalition negotiations likely if no party gets more than 30% of the GE vote.

Will Ireland go Dutch? Prolonged coalition negotiations likely if no party gets more than 30% of the GE vote.

It's beginning to look a lot like the 1930s

It's beginning to look a lot like the 1930s

PRESSURES ON THE SME SECTOR

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Higher for longer US interest rates = higher for longer mortgage rates in Ireland and U.K.

Higher for longer US interest rates = higher for longer mortgage rates in Ireland and U.K.

Irish reunification: the costs and other issues - many that haven't even been thought about

Irish reunification: the costs and other issues - many that haven't even been thought about

Getting ready for war in Europe? Competing narrative fallacies about markets.

Inflation falls again. But interest rates cut hopes fade. World economy fails to land - takes off instead.

Inflation falls again. But interest rates cut hopes fade. World economy fails to land - takes off instead.

Is free trade always and everywhere a good thing? Get ready for the 2nd China shock - the first one gave us Trump, Brexit and the populist plague

Is free trade always and everywhere a good thing? Get ready for the 2nd China shock - the first one gave us Trump, Brexit and the populist plague

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'I didn't leave Fine Gael, they left me'. In conversation with leading journalist Sarah Carey

'I didn't leave Fine Gael, they left me'. In conversation with leading journalist Sarah Carey

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War in Gaza, Ukraine and....Sudan. Give every new born a €5000 Global Equity ETF. First BoJ hike in 17 years

War in Gaza, Ukraine and....Sudan. Give every new born a €5000 Global Equity ETF. First BoJ hike in 17 years

Is nostalgia what it used to be?

Signs of an economic acceleration? What's wrong with 4 - 5% interest rates? Zero rates were caused by crisis - we need a dose of normal

Signs of an economic acceleration? What's wrong with 4 - 5% interest rates? Zero rates were caused by crisis - we need a dose of normal

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Are stock markets blowing another bubble? Are the comparisons with the dot.com era real or apparent?

Are stock markets blowing another bubble? Are the comparisons with the dot.com era real or apparent?

PROFITS GROW AT BANKS AND ELECTRICITY COMPANIES

War and Peace: A Diary

The war on drugs: lost but still worth fighting? Trump's poll lead widens, Sinn Fein's narrows.

The non-recession recession. Weak exports: isolated or canary in the coal-mine?

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Is Ireland in for a long period of no government? A good or bad thing? Banking needs much more competition.

Is Ireland in for a long period of no government? A good or bad thing? Banking needs much more competition.

LACK OF RESPECT FOR TAX PAYER MONIES IS ASTOUNDING

War and Peace: A Diary

The Trifecta of dysfunction. House prices rise again. Could the next move in US interest rates be up?

The Trifecta of dysfunction. House prices rise again. Could the next move in US interest rates be up?

Biden's 'cognitive decline'. A conversation about staying well - or not - into old age with Professor of Neuroscience Shane O'Mara

Biden's 'cognitive decline'. A conversation about staying well - or not - into old age with Professor of Neuroscience Shane O'Mara

In conversation with one of our critics. Sort of. Engaging with people who think differently. With the emphasis on engagement

In conversation with one of our critics. Sort of. Engaging with people who think differently. With the emphasis on engagement

What is RTE for? Why is Sinn Fein arguing for an amnesty for law breakers? Global politics, conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism.

What is RTE for? Why is Sinn Fein arguing for an amnesty for law breakers? Global politics, conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism.

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Inflation surprises of both kinds. Why target 2%? Why not 8%? Productivity growth - why it is so vital.

Inflation surprises of both kinds. Why target 2%? Why not 8%? Productivity growth - why it is so vital.

Trump's isolationism is a dangerous mirage. Just ask Korea. Is Germany deindustrialising?

Trump's isolationism is a dangerous mirage. Just ask Korea. Is Germany deindustrialising?

Is the world economy re-accelerating? Populists politicians can't run a bath. All the latest data.

Is the world economy re-accelerating? Populists politicians can't run a bath. All the latest data.

INTEREST RATES

Dr Strangelove returns? Dysfunction in Washington reaches new extremes. While the economy booms.

Dr Strangelove returns? Dysfunction in Washington reaches new extremes. While the economy booms.

Magical thinking everywhere: IMF forecasts, abolition of The Irish Sea Border and much else.

Magical thinking everywhere: IMF forecasts, abolition of The Irish Sea Border and much else.

Reasons to be cheerful - all things considered, we need them. Why are financial markets so exuberant?

Reasons to be cheerful - all things considered, we need them. Why are financial markets so exuberant?

War & Peace: A diary

Authoritarian populists threaten to take over everywhere - including Ireland. Why?

Authoritarian populists threaten to take over everywhere - including Ireland. Why?

The Bitter Lessons of Brexit - they haven't gone away you know. Was Darwin wrong? Time for gold to shine?

The Bitter Lessons of Brexit - they haven't gone away you know. Was Darwin wrong? Time for gold to shine?

The return of Trump. Davos concludes. Can we debate immigration rationally?

The return of Trump. Davos concludes. Can we debate immigration rationally?

War & Peace: A Diary

Irish GDP to shrink for 2nd year? How stupid are financial markets? Graduates join the Trump party

Irish GDP to shrink for 2nd year? How stupid are financial markets? Graduates join the Trump party

What you believe about economic growth is probably wrong - because we know surprisingly little about it. And signs of slowing growth are, well, growing.

What you believe about economic growth is probably wrong - because we know surprisingly little about it. And signs of slowing growth are, well, growing.

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Memo to the next government: mess with growth at your peril

DATA PUBLISED ON RETAIL SALES, INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY & EXCHEQUER FINANCES

SOME THOUGHTS ON INFLATION & INTEREST RATES

China wants Taiwan - an important election approaches. Will Trump gift Ukraine and Taiwan? Latest inflation disappoints - markets react accordingly.

China wants Taiwan - an important election approaches. Will Trump gift Ukraine and Taiwan? Latest inflation disappoints - markets react accordingly.

Worst start to the year this century for stocks and bonds. Geopolitics to replace interest rates as main driver of markets?

First pod of the year