Stephen Kinsella: “Tax changes are inevitable, austerity is not”
May 27, 2020 5:55 amIs austerity inevitable? Will drastic cuts to our living standards be required to make sure the bond markets lend to... View Article
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Wind down the past, accelerate the future: Predicting, and preparing for, the next White Swan – Part One
May 27, 2020 5:27 am“Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid.” This quote is... View Article
Forget the corporate patter, the four pub cases currently in the High Court could potentially cost FBD €30m alone
May 26, 2020 7:58 pmThe fightback has begun. Having been bruised and battered in recent months by both policymakers and publicans, FBD is now... View Article
“A temporary bounce? No, investor optimism is justified by historically low discount rates”
May 26, 2020 5:04 amStock-markets often surprise, but the rebound of recent weeks has shocked many. From the pandemic panic low on March 23,... View Article
A solid business, a pillar of the rural economy and a €6m UK brand misadventure: where next for Aurivo?
May 25, 2020 5:02 amDonal Tierney has a lot on his plate. The former chief financial officer of Aurivo, the cross-border agribusiness stretching across... View Article
A fair deal on rents: In return for support from tenants and the state, could landlords take a haircut on rents?
May 22, 2020 4:46 amIreland’s strained relationship with landlords is centuries old. The Covid-19 crisis is creating the latest battleground as beleaguered SMEs struggle... View Article
Unconventional problems, unconventional solutions: How Irish households could benefit from creative thinking on monetary policy
May 21, 2020 5:26 amOver the last two weeks Q1 GDP data was released for the US, the eurozone and the UK. Predictably, the... View Article
France and Germany have proposed a €500bn fund to shield the European economy. What does it mean for Ireland?
May 20, 2020 5:35 amSince the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, a number of economists, including myself, have been calling for the European Union... View Article
German courts are fighting with the ECB. What does it mean for Ireland?
May 19, 2020 4:42 amAnother crisis, another high energy battle between the ECB and the German economic policy purists. And another spin on the... View Article
Can Ireland’s dairy industry weather the pandemic?
May 18, 2020 5:12 amA good part of the traffic I’m meeting in my 5km freedom zone on the Meath/Cavan border these days is... View Article
