The Other Hand
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is the tax system fair? How much is enough?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AI, ChatGPT3 (and 4): hype or revolutionary? Will Microsoft eat Google’s lunch? Plus the latest economic news and our thoughts about the monetary nutcases at the ECB
And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rugby special! As the 6 Nations gets underway we speak to Irish Times sports journalist Nathan Johns. Why were Ireland so good and Wales so poor? Prospects for the next match and beyond.
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What recession? US economy confuses everybody. So does the head of the ECB. The disconnect between the UK and its stock market. The Irish tax machine refuses to slow down.
And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Three years of Brexit, three more years of Brexit BS. Eurozone economy still doing better than expected. IMF forecasts Russia to grow and the UK to shrink.
Fighting over a pie that doesn't grow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US economy refuses to go into recession. Will anybody notice the better Irish housing data? Shinners hoist their own petards. UK opens up another futile front on the war on drugs.
And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Energy prices down again. Eurozone economy starts growing but the UK does not. Politicians in difficulties on both sides of the Irish Sea: two ex-finance minister under fire. One will keep his current job.
Boiled frogs and dots joined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donohoe's expenses row: materiality, proportionality & hypocrisy. Is Sinn Fein really an all-Ireland party? Tech & Banks in trouble?
Chinese demography and the interest rate outlook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest economic data. The big housing questions: does the government understand the true nature of the housing crisis? Does Sinn Fein?
A simple explanation of the Uk's trilemma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More good news on inflation. More good news for the Irish economy. The UK: still digging in a vey deep hole. Amazing insights into the state of US politics.
A debate about which health system is in worse shape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is the economic outlook really as awful as everyone says? NIMBYs are active on both sides of the Irish Sea - both left and right say don't build here.
Looking up at the stars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Some good news on inflation, better news on gas prices, same old news on Irish tax revenues and the UK's very deep hole
And what others are saying about the 2023 outlook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Looking back and looking forward. Where will forecasters be wrong for 2023? Just how bad has Brexit been for the UK? Mind your language!
Is Britain broken or just a bit cracked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Japan springs a major surprise for global markets. EU trying to cap energy prices. Broken Britain part 42.
Hotels start to house their own workers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast special! In conversation with Ben Watts. A deep dive into the energy world with all of the obvious, topical, questions. Build more wind farms!
It's a no-brainer: costs & the environment demand confronting the NIMBYs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Central bankers spook markets. Will they overdo it and cause a crisis? Global housing crash? The NHS in 'systemic failure'.
Who is happiest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Has the peak in inflation finally arrived? Watch what politicians do, not what they say: Fine Gael is a left-wing party. Germany's Ukraine inconsistencies. Listeners reviews and comments.
Jim worries about a charisma deficit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Irish inflation falls but electricity prices rise 63%. Food prices are up, as are farmer's profits. Where is the urgency to get cheaper energy? energy security? OpenAI's Chatbot will change the world.
Tech woes persist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The lean, mean, green tax machine that is the Irish economy. The US is forecast to be in slowing but isn't. The EU is. Has the $ turned? The logic & ethics of the oil price cap.
The Economist opines on sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A conversation with Noah Smith. Polymath, renaissance man: neither description does justice to this extraordinary writer. Intelligence, wit and wisdom in abundance. And optimism.
This really is worth a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.