Irish founders are facing a more benign funding market so far than their continental and North American counterparts. However, with international VC funds and tech darlings under strain, it remains unclear how long this will last.
All assets, stocks included, are priced by reference to the interest rate. How rising rates feed through to prices depends on two things.
Although inflation data and commodity markets point to less severe price hikes than initially feared, central banks are now on a tightening trajectory and equity markets are predicting a textbook recession.
The fall in money value, the destruction of purchasing power or the rise in prices – choose your description – is fundamentally a monetary phenomenon. To understand it, listen to Charlie Munger.
An inverted yield curve is a scarily accurate predictor of recessions – and we're very close to one. What is it, what causes it, what should we expect?
After a long period of calm in the foreign exchange markets, the tectonic plates are shifting. Expect much more volatility than we've become accustomed to.
Bank of Ireland's full-year results show profits are down, and the outlook is not good. The bank is struggling against three forces which are largely outside its control.
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