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
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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
The virus has changed everything. We need a new programme for economic expansion after Covid-19
March 19, 2020 5:00 amThe impact of the virus has changed everything. Our policy makers’ responses have to reflect the depth of that change.... View Article
Ian Kehoe: The financial tactics and intricate manoeuvres employed by multinationals in Ireland expose the duality of our tax system
March 19, 2020 4:57 amFor much of the past three months, my colleague Thomas Hubert has methodically picked his way through the corporate filings... View Article
Market meltdown goes viral: How quant trading and ETFs exacerbated the Covid-19 market crisis
March 18, 2020 5:36 amIt goes without saying that the effects of the coronavirus on economic and social life have been severe. In China,... View Article
The tale of Penneys’ inexplicable 100% share collapse shows just how rattled investors are right now. Forget bull and bear – we are in startled deer terrain
March 17, 2020 3:38 amThe announcements just keep on coming, and the numbers just keep on getting worse. Shares in Irish banks, already under... View Article
Covid crash: Why the crisis could accelerate the market drive to equity income investing
March 17, 2020 12:15 amThe collapse in returns available from fixed income assets is a major challenge, and the coronavirus shock has driven them... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: If Covid crisis is long-lived, we could be steering toward a world of deficit spending, unmoored from fiscal rules
March 16, 2020 5:18 amThe COVID-19 virus has shocked us all. The combined shocks to our expectations about the future, to the supply of... View Article
Rumbles in the oil market: The economic implications of lower oil prices
March 13, 2020 3:47 amAt the beginning of the week, crude oil prices tumbled by nearly 30 per cent to levels of around $30... View Article
