How I’m keeping my Chinese-based business going through the Covid-19 crisis
March 3, 2020 5:00 amWe are clearly reaching peak Covid-19 panic stations. In one week, fears about the Covid-19 virus wiped 15 per cent... View Article
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The coronavirus has unnerved the markets. But what happens the real economy – retail, restaurants – if US tourists flee
March 2, 2020 5:40 amAt the start of this year, I dispatched a text message to around 50 people I know working across insolvency,... View Article
Brexit talks in fishy waters: can the UK be like any other EU trading partner?
March 2, 2020 4:19 amEach year, large schools of mackerel hatch off Ireland’s west coast. As they grow, they travel north-eastwards and move into... View Article
Oil-rich Malaysia is the Greece of Asia (with a little dash of the Irish)
February 28, 2020 5:15 amMalaysia hit the headlines last weekend when its Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, offered his resignation to the King of Malaysia.... View Article
Security of the state: Does being more open make us more vulnerable?
February 27, 2020 5:52 amIreland is one of the most open economies in the world. Pick any measure. We are open to workers from... View Article
The eurozone is in trouble, US market dynamics are all wrong, and an epidemic is spreading – but, fear not, we can still avoid a recession
February 26, 2020 5:12 amEarlier this week, share prices around the world declined significantly because the Chinese coronavirus (Covid-19) has started to spread meaningfully... View Article
Height-geist: As planners and developers battle over height restrictions, would you rather live in a tall city or a fat one?
February 25, 2020 5:55 amOver the last few months, there have been a growing number of proposals for tall buildings in Dublin. The most... View Article
The best laid plans? How to reconcile the tax plans of a Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party coalition
February 25, 2020 5:35 amIf, as looks increasingly likely, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party decide to coalesce and form the next... View Article
Don’t chase noise: How the dumb money effect can torch your portfolio
February 24, 2020 5:52 amFinancial markets are increasingly dominated by faster and cheaper information, faster and cheaper trading, and ever shorter time-horizons. Every morsel... View Article
Beijing Briefing: Living through the Black Swan event of China’s coronavirus moment
February 21, 2020 5:55 amIt has been a transformative time in China, when the best and worst aspects of the country have been on... View Article
