The Other Hand

Jim Power & Chris Johns
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The Other Hand

Economics and finance demystified. A recent listener's comment: "I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming." cjpeconomics.substack.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Ireland is marooned between a Kakistocracy and a Mediocrity

    14 HR AGO

    Ireland is marooned between a Kakistocracy and a Mediocrity

    The world is changing. Rapidly. Have we noticed? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  2. Irish house prices and jobs are still booming.

    2 DAYS AGO

    Irish house prices and jobs are still booming.

    Irish employment is still growing - at another all-time high. Not unrelatedly, house prices are also booming. UK farmers are protesting about inheritance taxation. What are the issues and do they have wider resonance? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  3. Budget 2025 meets Project 2025. Nobody seems to have noticed.

    5 DAYS AGO

    Budget 2025 meets Project 2025. Nobody seems to have noticed.

    Budget 2025 has been derailed by Project 2025 - the radical agenda denied by Trump during his campaign (it really is so extreme even he had to disavow it). Notwithstanding the denials, Project 2025 is now being implemented. But few Irish or European politicians seem to have noticed. Latest EU Commission economic forecasts are pretty dire. The US is leaving the EU for dust. And a new gap has emerged: the EU North versus the Eu South Will the EU ever be an economically dynamic region again? Has the battle against inflation really been won? At least one natural gas price has doubled recently. China is limbering up to fight the Trump trade war. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  4. What can you do if the electorate will bear anything but the truth?

    16 NOV

    What can you do if the electorate will bear anything but the truth?

    Trump is impossible to forecast - so should we stop trying? Is talking about him merely enabling him? Colluding with him? There is a spiders-web of connections between Trump and Brexit. Farage, Le Pen and Orban have a new spring in their step. Brexiteers still hanker after a free trade deal with the US. They must confront the reality of a protectionist US President - and government. One way Trump could make mischief would be to implement his global tariffs but offer the UK an exemption. The British government could hardly say no. But that would blow out of the water all of their efforts 'to get closer to the EU'. That would be the end of the 'rebuilding trust' project. Brexit is now too difficult to talk about. It may even be a problem too difficult to solve. Most Britons agree that Brexit was a mistake but is now a problem child best kept hidden. Electorates everywhere want anything but the truth. A fabulous conversation with Professor Chris Grey Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  5. The Trump effect on markets and the global economy. Somebody is getting it very wrong. Who?

    12 NOV

    The Trump effect on markets and the global economy. Somebody is getting it very wrong. Who?

    The list of reasons why Trump won is getting longer. Some make sense, some do not. We look at the evidence-based ones. One very stark conclusion: not every Trump voter thinks all that positively about the President-elect. It's simply that they find the Democratic Party even more repulsive. The Trump trade is on. The stock market loves the prospect of trade wars, budget-busting tax cuts and mass deportations. Something doesn't add up. Incumbent governments everywhere are having a very hard time. The outgoing Irsh coalition should take note. Old media is as wounded as the opinion poll industry. Podcasting helped win it for Trump. A billion spent on TV ads did nothing for Harris. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  6. Our verdict on Trump 2.0. It's not pretty.

    7 NOV

    Our verdict on Trump 2.0. It's not pretty.

    Well, we said it was the year of election. Now we live with the consequences. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  7. 5 NOV

    Can we bridge the big divides? Whoever wins?

    The fabulous US economy Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  8. UK drowns in debt as Ireland wallows in cash - what a contrast. Labour delivers a proper old fashioned class war budget

    2 NOV

    UK drowns in debt as Ireland wallows in cash - what a contrast. Labour delivers a proper old fashioned class war budget

    The first UK budget ever delivered by a female Chancellor was presented with aplomb and panache. A pity the details didn’t match up to the presentation. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
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Economics and finance demystified. A recent listener's comment: "I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming." cjpeconomics.substack.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Jim Power & Chris Johns
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    357
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jim Power & Chris Johns
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