Talk thirty to me: Why long-end bond yields are rising

Selling is a skill that transcends sectors, countries and cultures. It is a truly universal talent, unconfined by academic standards making it an incredibly valuable asset, no matter what routes they decide to take in life.

The Currency’s new tax columnist Eoin O’Shea went through cases decided by the body dealing with taxpayer appeals against Revenue decisions, and was reminded of this verse by Robert Burns: “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley.”

Broadlake’s Pete Smyth finds out what principles guide Evervault, the business of teenage online privacy entrepreneur Shane Curran.

Ireland’s political model evolved from our colonial history. In part five of his series on the future of Ireland and its economy, Stephen Kinsella asks that that given we are not a colony anymore, what should our political model be in this era of weaponized interdependence?

I have covered Philip Marley for many years. He could be many things. But he was never boring (as his emails to me show).

The banks are failing to provide sufficient support for the demand for investment funding, and are effectively removed from financing corporate investment. In this case, what does not make sense to investors does not make sense to society at large.

In the final part of the series, John Looby argues that while the life of ‘Libra’ may prove short-lived, the days of dollar hegemony have also surely got shorter. The legacy of Nixon is still shaping our world.

Ross Hunt argues that Ireland should redirect €50 billion towards additional education funding over the next 20 years. Here is how he would spend it.

I want to talk about where we’re going as a nation. In this fourth part of the series, I want to look at where we earn, what we earn, what sectors make the most sense to work in, and where the debate on the future of work might take us.

The Irish education system has remained stuck in a paper-based world and failed to grasp the challenge life-long learning. Yet we have the resources to transform it into the best in the world, argues Ross Hunt.