US policies and AI valuations mean economic seas are getting rougher, technological shocks are getting harsher and geopolitics are smashing economic policies’ doors. Welcome to the second year of the new era.
Reliance on US multinationals, risky energy supply, and low defence spending are all symptoms of insufficient adptation to the new world order among Irish political leaders.
The US is claiming “victory” over a side deal to the OECD minimum tax agreement until the end of the Trump presidency. Ireland will find it hard to resist the temptation of spending the money while it has it.
The slowdown is not yet pointing to a recession. But why run both a security and political risk when there is no need to run either?
The chancellor’s budget manages to create £22bn (€25.1bn) in desperately needed fiscal headroom as tax rises look to reduce the public finances' reliance on debt in the long term. But the question of growth still looms large.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to ditch her plans to increase income taxes but, should November's budget do little to kickstart Britain's stagnant economy, it may force a rethink.
Despite several pockets of weak performance, and some early warning signs that our economy might be cooling, economic activity in SME Ireland remained buoyant in Q3 2025.
A picture of artificial intelligence’s impact on jobs and its ripples through Ireland’s economic structures, tax base and public policy challenges is emerging from academic research and engagement between officials and business leaders.
Predicting the direction of stock markets has arguably never been more challenging. All we can be confident about right now is that there will be a correction – eventually.
The Government will closely watch the introduction of new EU tax-efficient savings and investment accounts. But the funds industry may spy a big opportunity to act as the home for the bloc's newest investors.
© 2026 Currency Media Limited
