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The Other Hand Jim Power & Chris Johns
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Economics and finance demystified.
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Will Ireland go Dutch? Prolonged coalition negotiations likely if no party gets more than 30% of the GE vote.
Latest opinion polls - and a bit of political crystal ball gazing - points to no one party getting more than 30% of the vote at the upcoming Irish general election.
Why is that and what might it mean? Will Ireland 'Go Dutch' (or Belgian...)? Are we in for weeks or even months of prolonged coalition negotiations?
The deteriorating geopolitical situation might give voters pause for thought about the sort of politicians they want. As talk of WW3 gets louder, will Ireland want to be led by SF?
What is for sure is that SF policies will be subject to forensic scrutiny - unlike last time.
Ban Tik Tok? Chinese Communist Party or Elon Musk - who is the better owner of social media companies?
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It's beginning to look a lot like the 1930s
Initial financial market reaction to big events is often wrong Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns.
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Higher for longer US interest rates = higher for longer mortgage rates in Ireland and U.K.
More thoughts on the. Economics of Irish reunification Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns.
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Irish reunification: the costs and other issues - many that haven't even been thought about
Professor Edgar Morgenroth has recently published a joint paper with professor John Fitzgerald that takes a deep dive into the potential costs of Irish reunification.
We talk to Edgar about his work. We look at lessons from german reunification and the asumptions behind his estimates that it could cost the Irish taxpayer a lot of money. And a lot of sweat and tears.
Planning will be essential. Bad outcomes after ill thought out referendums have historical precedent. Brexit for instance.
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Getting ready for war in Europe? Competing narrative fallacies about markets.
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Inflation falls again. But interest rates cut hopes fade. World economy fails to land - takes off instead.
Irish and Eurozone inflation falls again - what is the ECB waiting for?
In the US, the super soaraway economy is dashing hopes of quick rate cuts . Perhaps any rate cuts. We need to remind ourselves that this is a good thing.
Will the earthquake in Taiwan create another supply shock? We think not but it is worth watching. So are oil prices worth close monitoring.
Preparing for war on islands just off Taiwan.
Is the EV craze cresting?
Why do some US Republicans believe anything that Putin says?
We look at the history of civilian casualties during wartime.
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