There’s a new mortgage arrears crisis on its way, and official Ireland is not ready for it
October 2, 2020 5:02 amIrish banks’ news flow has been about as volatile as ISEQ priced in Bitcoin. Or, put differently, bad news after... View Article
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“Covid is teaching us that in a true crisis the much-maligned state is the lender, insurer, and even owner of last resort”
October 1, 2020 5:23 amOne of the things that makes a journalist the best in his field is his ability to ask an acute... View Article
To catch up to Flutter, two of its US rivals are teaming up. Here’s what it might do next
September 30, 2020 4:58 amAt lunchtime on Friday, a story on Bloomberg caused Flutter’s share price to pop by eight per cent. It was... View Article
Sunset for the Anglosphere? What new fractures and the rise of China mean for investors
September 29, 2020 5:00 amThink about these two quotes: “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said when asked whether he’d... View Article
The economics of expectation: With Ireland’s tourism industry on its knees, the government faces a hard choice on Vat
September 28, 2020 5:37 amEven before the Covid-19 crisis decimated Ireland’s hospitality industry, the restaurant sector was already suffering heavily. Five Irish restaurants pulled... View Article
Saturday essay: Could the US election be settled by armed militia and the Supreme Court?
September 26, 2020 5:24 amThey called it ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’, perhaps the most famous heavyweight title fight of all time. In the... View Article
Colm Barrington: “Lockdown doesn’t work. There’s a smarter, safer, cheaper way to manage Covid”
September 25, 2020 5:54 amOur government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic can only be described as pathetic. After six months, the strategy of trying... View Article
Thank you for asking: What lobbyists want in Budget 2021, and should they get it?
September 24, 2020 4:04 amLobbyists represent groups who want something from the government. Maybe they want more spending on their chosen area of interest,... View Article
Big whales and options: How speculative options trading can have massive market impact
September 23, 2020 5:37 amDuring the market rout in March, traditional correlations in many markets went awry. Bonds sold-off significantly, despite the massive increase... View Article
Workers should brace themselves – things will only get worse
September 22, 2020 5:45 amThe latest official data from the global economy is pointing to a superficially robust recovery in the wake of the... View Article
