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The Other Hand

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Big week for interest rates, but is the peak getting further away with recent rises in commodity prices? Global economic data is painting a very mixed picture.

Where will Wagner go next? Poland? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 26, 202332 min

Is Putin trying to get your mortgage rate up? Food prices under threat again. China is caught between a rock and a hard place.

Voters don't like paying for climate mitigation. Make the alternatives cheaper! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 23, 202333 min

Ireland booms or just avoids recession? Falling exports - technical or threat to growth and public finances?

IS the UK a developing economy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 20, 202333 min

Has Ryan Tubridy done the nation a great service? If inflation is coming back down all on its own, why raise interest rates? The UK is literally getting sick.

Why is UK inflation orders of magnitude more than anywhere else? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 202335 min

If central bankers get their way, your house price could fall - perhaps by a lot. The many mysteries of modern economics.

Confused? You will be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 7, 202333 min

Ireland's embarrassment of riches? Tax revenues explode in the first half of 2023. What to do with them?

Make Irish yoghurt great again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 5, 202327 min

RTE, celebrity pay and hopeless governance. Bidenomics: some surprising consequences. The usual suspects tell McGrath not to cut taxes. He will ignore them. .

Zero GDP growth and a booming economy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 2, 202334 min

Interest rates start to bite. House prices, obviously, but also in some unexpected places. UK water companies just one example - plenty of others.

Does the IMF really think corporate profits are responsible for inflation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 30, 202333 min

Seven years on from the Brexit referendum. Still as controversial as ever, despite the evidence saying there is no controversy. Dealing with complexity in a world that excludes experts.

In conversation with top British Brexit expert, Professor Chris Grey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 202348 min

The UK: in a deep hole and still digging. The riskiness of the mortgage. Brexit: Good for Ireland?

'Make Ireland Great Again'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 202334 min

Fretting over Irish inflation completely misses the point of the Euro? Things could be worse: UK has much lower trend growth, much higher core inflation - stagflation nation.

UK interest rate rises risk house price collapse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 202334 min

Chat GPT skills now needed for entry level finance jobs. Extraordinary times for a few US companies. Gas prices spike - hopefully only for a short while

Another dot.com bubble? In conversation with Gary McCarthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 202330 min

Ukraine floods, Putin waits for Trump. Broken windows policing - why we are paying the price for Obama's inaction.

Strange economic data and broken correlations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 202328 min

Is the housing crisis solvable? How much is it to do with a population that has nearly doubled? Will S. County Dublin have to be told to add an extra three stories?

Lessons from Sydney's suburbs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 202326 min

Boom or recession: data says both! What's going on?

Some energy prices now back to historic norms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 202329 min

Don't poke Twitter! Saying nice things about Ireland is not allowed! Biden runs rings around the Republicans over the debt ceiling. Lower inflation brings interest rate hope to Europe.

Revolutions can be revolting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2, 202330 min

Germany in recession, US growth up, even the UK is doing better. Working from home - what happens if there is a recession: power back to the employers?

Irish labour market still going gangbusters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 202335 min

Banks making out like bandits. Energy companies making out like banks. Wholesale Energy prices down again.

Economists are using the wrong model Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 25, 202335 min

Does Leinster's battering by Rochelle carry any lessons for Ireland's chances at the World Cup? The Rugby Special edition of the pod is back by popular demand!

With Nathan Johns of The Irish Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 202330 min

Guns, babies and Jesus: America tries to export its culture wars to the UK. A debt bomb in the housing market? "Brexit has failed", but Farage is still here.

Brexiteers promised the end of UK manufacturing. They may have been right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 202334 min

Debt bomb to be defused? Latest housing data point to a proper slowdown. Latest EU Commission forecasts: part of the monolithic, gloomy consensus

Consensus is often wrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 18, 202332 min

Food inflation: curable by shouting at retailers? US slow banking crisis rumbles on. Uk avoids recession but not boiled frog syndrome t

Are you a banana? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 202334 min

The Finance Minister continues to drown in cash. Unemployment below 4% - only 2nd time in Irish history. Big week for interest rates: are we there yet??

Gas prices are a tenth of their peak last year. Has your gas bill fallen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 202328 min

The US has found a common enemy to unite against: China. AI is not going to kill you - not yet at least. The Fed will get the slowdown it wants, maybe even recession. Europe does not realise just how far the policy agenda has changed in DC.

In (amazing) conversation with Noah Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 202340 min

Michael D and a little knowledge. Another one-off banking failure in the US. Getting to the top of the mountain and finding nothing there.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 202337 min

Bumper tech profits = yet more corporate taxes? Ireland is really a small economy with 10 large companies. Biden & the debt ceiling.

The CMA bites! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 202337 min

'Greedflation' - are we being price gouged by the usual suspects? At least tech profits bode well for Irish corporation tax take. Another 'isolated' bank in trouble

The astonishing collapse in commodity prices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 202329 min

What is Ireland going to do with all its money? Do a Norway or a UK? Oil prices reverse. AI accelerates.

And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 202338 min

China moves to the world's centre stage. British journalism: offensive or xenophobic about Ireland? The government says the Irish economy will remain in rude health

But worries persist about the health of the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 202331 min

Who has the Special Relationship, UK or Ireland? Macron's foreign policy fail. Are businesses using inflation as an excuse to hike profits?

Is Biden too old? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 202338 min

Global economic gloom from the IMF - but has it just issued the biggest buy signal since March 2009? And, "You get who you elect." Be careful

"Interest rates to fall to pre-pandemic levels" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 202333 min

Global recession increasingly in the economic narrative - but not in the numbers. IMF spectacularly gloomy about the next 5 years. AI rides to rescue growth?

Arguing with the Chatbots Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 9, 202335 min

Is the tax system fair? How much is enough?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 7, 202332 min

Ireland's tax machine stays in top gear. When are tax cuts self-financing? Global property price data deteriorating. Commercial property is a big worry and threat.

First sign of job market weakness? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 4, 202331 min

House prices crack? Banking crisis over? AI: history in the making or a big meh?

Does this podcast sound human or bot to you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 202336 min

Double whammy for the world economy? Interest rates to fall very soon? Have the limits to democracy been reached?

Why we can't build anything. Why we can't get anything done Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 202337 min

Financial crisis 2.0: here we go again. Boris Johnson's Pound Shop Watergate is the end of the psychodrama

More Interest Rate Hikes. More Mistakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 202335 min

Grand Slam Special! Reflections on Ireland's first Dublin Grand Slam win. And a chat about Sports journalism and the future of print & other media.

With Irish Times journalist Nathan Johns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 202339 min

Quantitative destruction: Has the ECB made another gigantic error? Hope and fear: we hope the banking crisis is over, we fear that is not.

More unexplored banking bombs. Credit Suisse should be merged into UBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202335 min

The Sporting Edition! Some Cheltenham, a little bit of Cricket and a lot of Rugby

Andy Farrell's coaching is mental Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 202329 min

Three failed US banks, one global financial problem. US bank regulation has failed, reminding us that banks are still not fit for purpose?

Is the interest rate outlook now utterly transformed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 14, 202342 min

Gary Lineker and the great BBC fail. A big bank fails in the US: canary or nothingburger?

Economists have the wrong model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 202335 min

Has Brexit Fever finally been broken? All things Windsor Agreement, all things Brexit - with Professor Chris Grey.

Is there any Brexit difference between Starmer and Sunak? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 202339 min

Housing evictions: politically toxic, emotionally troubling, personal tragedy. But necessary? The 'Godot' economy. Banks as bandits. Again.

Waiting for recession Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 202335 min

How high will mortgage rates go? Good economic news with bad inflation numbers suggest much higher interest rates in the pipeline. Irish economy continues to power ahead. How would you invest €6bn?

The current generation have never had it so good. Discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 202332 min

Windsor Framework or Windsor Knot? It looks like a big deal. But the DUP still complain.

The Quality of Life In Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 202335 min

China's message to Russia: no nukes and don't lose. More bad inflation news. Will central banks break the global property market?

A defining moment for Sunak is imminent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 202337 min

Big positive economic surprises - even in Europe. Even in the UK! What's wrong with a little wage inflation? Interest rate expectations move up again.

Cost of living packages and landings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 202331 min

The big question: buy a house now or wait? Interest rates do look to be going higher for longer. Lessons for nationalist parties elsewhere with the demise of Nicola Sturgeon?

And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 202335 min

Everybody is getting more optimistic about the world economy. The inflation fight could get tricky from here - not good for interest rate prospects. Brexiteers disappear down the conspiracy rabbit hole

And much more, including property prices and rents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 202338 min