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Stockmarket jitters: the start of the big one? Chinese attacks on corporate titans. Questioning 'conspicuous environmentalism'.
The Hong Kong stock market is off 20% from its high earlier this year. That’s the conventional definition of a bear market. Is this the start of some…
4 years, 11 months ago
Anger and fact-free belief about house prices. Is this the age of anti-austerity? Brexit: still happening as predicted. Afghanistan: if the exit was inevitable surely the method wasn't?
Anger is not a strategy. You won’t get lower house prices or lower rents by shouting at the people who bring you the facts. You certainly won’t get m…
4 years, 11 months ago
Berliners are revolting (over rents). Latest economic news. The politicisation of the environment. Where are Ireland's looney toons?
Jim takes us through the latest economic news
Why has the environment become so political? Surely it’s just a big problem that needs a solution withou…
5 years ago
Post-pandemic economies: what will they look like? More on house prices and interest rates: normality means higher rates. So things won't be normal? Australia quietly abandons zero covid?
What does economic normality look like?We suggest that nothing will be normal until interest rates rise. Zero interest rates are connected to lots of…
5 years ago
Resuming International travel. What's China up to? Latest IMF views on the world economy. Young people and their pitchforks.
Jim has been travelling but thinks he might need to keep it quiet.
China has taken a sledge hammer to its education and tech sectors. Why?
Latest IMF e…
5 years ago
Is it time to take a 30 year fixed mortgage? Latest update on the economy. Covid corner: 1200 scientists say the UK is wrong.
Latest inflation news on both sides of the Atlantic has been grim. The debate goes on: is the surge in prices temporary?
Lots of data on the Irish eco…
5 years ago
Hitting the beach after July 19th? Be prepared for a shock if you are renting a car. Supply chain problems are worsening - not just for autos. Johnson's gamble looks like he's going 'all in'.
Anyone heading off after July 19th should steel themselves for sticker shock, not least for car rental prices. Inflation continues its global creep.
B…
5 years ago
Johnson's biggest gamble yet. Eurozone economy finally takes off - but for how long? Why do some journalists make it so personal?
Boris Johnson has always been a gambler. His biggest yet is the decision to lift all Covid restrictions on July 19th.
Latest eurozone economic data s…
5 years, 1 month ago
The UK government and NPHET couldn't have more different views of the world. Only one of them can be right.
The UK government believes the time has come to live with Covid. NPHET does not.
We look at the evidence and what each government believes. In particu…
5 years, 1 month ago
Scientists say jump, government asks: how high? Should policy makers not consider the bigger picture? Will young people become revolting?
Surely governments have a wider remit than do medics and scientists? What is the bigger picture?
What is the future for the younger generation? Who is…
5 years, 1 month ago