Prolonged high inflation is "incredibly socially divisive and economically very injurious," says Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe ahead of the budget. This theme threads through all others discussed in his interview with The Currency last week.
What is new in the spike in prices that followed Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine? How are corporate profits feeding into it? And how does Europe escape an inflation spiral? Stephen Kinsella meets the ECB’s chief economist.
Glanbia boss Siobhán Talbot has given her last half-year results presentation, confirming the group’s ability to leverage price rises and cut debt in the current inflationary environment.
New figures from the listed food technology giant and the Waterford meat processing family business reveal different strategies to navigate the same environment.
Ahead of the next budget, it's time to check the economic state of the nation again. Economically speaking, things have never been better. Socially, of course, it depends entirely on whether you have access to assets and services.
Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse had their own problems. But there is a possibility that the banking sector as a whole simply cannot handle high interest rates.
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse has been noted by Irish bank shareholders. But that doesn't mean the banks are at risk.
We know we need homes. The question now is whether the State will take on the roles needed to make those homes a reality.
Irish women may theoretically have more agency over their work, relationships status and family life than ever, but women’s agency is always enhanced or constrained by social status and by the larger contexts in which they live.
The Irish multinational has minimised the importance of physical ingredients in its technology-driven business model, insulating last year’s profits from rising food prices. A record US food safety fine to be imposed this year does not even register in annual accounts.
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