House prices are currently 7 per cent overvalued, says the ESRI. That number will almost double over the next nine months, based on market forecasts of interest rates.
I have worked with more than over a dozen start-ups and have evaluated hundreds more. From sticky sales to fishing expeditions, here are nine things I have learned along the way.
Since the 1980s, developed economies have solved their problems by adding more debt. The bill is about to come due.
In a tight labour market, opening up as many relevant talent pools as you can makes sense. Indeed, it may be that the best talent pool you have is already open to you.
The idea of what constitutes ambition at work has been challenged by the quiet quitting movement but as the long and uncertain winter approaches, can it be sustained in precarious times?.
If there was any danger to the hosting of the World Cup from the outbreaks of free speech that will be taking place in Qatar then they wouldn’t be happening.
It was the UK and the Bank of England last week – and it could be the eurozone and the ECB in the firing line over the coming weeks. I’ll be keeping a closer eye on Italian bond spreads.
We need more knowledge spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms. Our research, which examined 90% of exporting firms between 2006 and 2019, shows there are almost none.
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe last week announced a string of reviews on various property and investment regimes. What does it mean for Reits and Irefs?
If the true cost of the levy is something like €4,000 per home, then the breakeven annual income needed to buy a home has been pushed up by €1,000. The government is making a generational crisis even worse.
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