We could easily see a dual or two-speed recovery, where the manufacturing sector gets back to work pretty quickly, but the services sector takes a lot longer to get back on track.
Exclusive interview: Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet presided over Europe’s monetary response to the previous crisis. As the Covid-19 crisis escalates, he praises the current ECB’s fast initial response – while sticking to his long-held position that the mounting debt will have to be repaid.
As the pressure mounts on the state to bail out vast tranches of the domestic economy and households, are we facing another period of prolonged austerity? Or can we chart a new fiscal future?
From helicopter money to a co-ordinated EU bailout, governments and central banks need to move fast to address the economic side of the coronavirus crisis.
Spending now will save tomorrow's economy, so this is the moment to spend big and to spend fast. And we need a wage support scheme to be introduced today.
All over the world, governments are scrambling to help businesses save jobs, and put in place measures to assist cash-strapped citizens. How does the Irish response compare to other countries – and what can we learn from them?
With no sign of co-ordinated action by the world’s governments and central banks, the economic slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 epidemic adds to clouds already on the horizon.
As Ireland votes, get some depth on the economic impact of your vote: The Currency has interviewed frontbenchers from the five leading parties at length on business issues, while Stephen Kinsella crunches the numbers and unveils the faultlines revealed by the campaign.
To grow its vote share in middle Ireland, Sinn Féin needs to project solidity and competence. Pearse Doherty aims to fit the bill. In his pre-election interview, he outlines, and defends, the party's radical, ambitious, and expensive manifesto.
The good news is, to-date, the latest global health crisis does not seem to be a trigger for a major and sustained sell-off. The bad news is, we are yet to see its full impact.
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