Pete Smyth: “We have a crisis. Here are 10 ways to help navigate it”
March 31, 2020 1:53 amIt’s at times like this I wish I was a doctor, a nurse or somebody on the frontline fighting this... View Article
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Employees of small companies are about to have an unfortunate lesson in just how challenging it is for their employers to keep the wolf from the door
March 30, 2020 2:29 amWhen I was growing up, people that owned businesses were genuinely wealthy. They were cigar-smoking, golf-playing, whiskey-swilling men in grey... View Article
As it makes large gains against most currencies, why is the dollar going through the roof?
March 27, 2020 5:02 amLast week the dollar appreciated aggressively and made large gains against most currencies in both advanced and emerging markets. In... View Article
What is the new normal for the Irish economy?
March 26, 2020 5:21 amLet’s skip to the end of the public health part of the Covid-19 crisis. Imagine the first of September, 2020... View Article
“The tip of the iceberg”: lots left to plan for health service before Covid-19 surge
March 26, 2020 4:57 amOver the coming weeks, I will be keeping track of how Ireland is coping with the strain of Covid-19 in... View Article
Covid-19: Get money to people now – think about funding later
March 25, 2020 5:18 amWhile the Covid-19 crisis is first and foremost a health crisis resulting in significant loss of life and suffering, this... View Article
Constantin Gurdgiev: €3bn a month or more – the cost of offsetting the Covid-19 shock
March 25, 2020 4:43 amThe coronavirus crisis has been a perfect embodiment of the Vuca (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment in terms of... View Article
John Looby: As central banks get out the chequebooks, we need to talk about Modern Monetary Theory
March 24, 2020 2:42 amHead staggering uncertainty seems to be the new normal. The rise of populism and now the spread of pandemic is... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: “We need to spend €10bn between now and September to keep households and businesses alive”
March 23, 2020 5:30 amThere is a day I am dreading. It is March 30th. On that day we will know the number of... View Article
As strained health system tries to “flatten the curve”, should authorities implement level 4 precautions?
March 19, 2020 5:20 amIn my article last week, I described the framework in the NHS to manage the response to the coronavirus pandemic... View Article
