First, Ireland opposed the idea of a minimum global tax rate for multinationals. Then it argued that 15% was too high. By pulling out of an intermediary global agreement, Paschal Donohoe is playing his last card before eventually joining a final deal in October.
The bottom line is that the outlook for equities is still pretty constructive, and the Fed’s recent policy change is not a strong reason to change stance at this stage.
The old trading regime was under pressure due to rising tensions between China and the US. Covid-19 made things worse. Now the question is, how is it going to adapt?
After a long hiatus, inflation is back. Inflation is bad news for investors in general. But some investments perform worse than other ones.
A 2017 paper shows returns from property investments are bigger and weirder than had been previously understood.
The Common Agricultural Policy accounts for one in every five euro of Irish farmgate revenue and the EU has finally struck an agreement aiming to make it “simpler, fairer and greener”. A new battle begins now to decide how Ireland’s agri-food industry will deliver this.
Asking for a deposit shows that you are a service in high demand and worth paying for. It also insulates the company from timewasters, and creates that all-important FOMO factor.
Veronica Guerin was murdered 25 years ago today. Anne Harris, deputy editor of the Sunday Independent at the time, remembers a woman driven by an innate sense of right and wrong.
If England succeed at the European Championships, it won't affect the British government's policy, but a triumphant public mood might influence Boris Johnson's timing of events, says Tommie Gorman
England could have been playing Germany at the Aviva in the last 16 of the European Championships next week but Ireland had other ideas.
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