A High Performing Person cannot be a Normal Person. The laws of economics, physics, and biology do not permit it. You can be one, or the other, but not both. Ah, tradeoffs!
The issue that I will be keeping my eye on over the coming weeks and months is whether we see continued liquidation of deposits from the banking system toward money market funds. If this continues at pace, then it will clearly lead to ongoing financial stability issues.
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse has been noted by Irish bank shareholders. But that doesn't mean the banks are at risk.
Free bus and rail tickets are not on the table. Their discussion has helped pave the way for investment in better services and restrictions on car usage, however.
We know we need homes. The question now is whether the State will take on the roles needed to make those homes a reality.
I went to Silicon Valley to meet with top-tier tech companies. As the meetings progressed, its main bank collapsed. Beyond the Bay Area’s travails, the impact of SVB’s failure on monetary policy in the near term may be significant.
Given the dependence of Moscow on energy exports, the Kremlin should have been brought down to its knees by sanctions on energy exports. To understand why it has not happened, you have to understand geopolitics and Russia’s ability to reorientate sales to other countries.
Along with the rent pressure zones, the eviction ban was part of the state’s tenancy protection policies. But combined, they were disproportionately hurting new renters (and those to able to rent) at the expense of sitting tenants.
The longer Scotland keep the game close, the more confident they will become as they look to take advantage of Ireland's poorer second half performances.
The frenzy around Gary Lineker serves a useful purpose, energising those who most vocally support the UK government's bill and also making them feel that something vital is at stake, if only he could be silenced on Twitter.
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