Jim Power & Chris Johns

The Other Hand

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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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

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Jim Power & Chris Johns

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The UK: in a deep hole and still digging. The riskiness of the mortgage. Brexit: Good for Ireland? 24.06.2023 34:32

'Make Ireland Great Again'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fretting over Irish inflation completely misses the point of the Euro? Things could be worse: UK has much lower trend growth, much higher core inflation - stagflation nation. 22.06.2023 34:05

UK interest rate rises risk house price collapse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chat GPT skills now needed for entry level finance jobs. Extraordinary times for a few US companies. Gas prices spike - hopefully only for a short while 17.06.2023 30:43

Another dot.com bubble? In conversation with Gary McCarthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine floods, Putin waits for Trump. Broken windows policing - why we are paying the price for Obama's inaction. 11.06.2023 28:27

Strange economic data and broken correlations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the housing crisis solvable? How much is it to do with a population that has nearly doubled? Will S. County Dublin have to be told to add an extra three stories? 08.06.2023 26:23

Lessons from Sydney's suburbs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boom or recession: data says both! What's going on? 05.06.2023 29:16

Some energy prices now back to historic norms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't poke Twitter! Saying nice things about Ireland is not allowed! Biden runs rings around the Republicans over the debt ceiling. Lower inflation brings interest rate hope to Europe. 02.06.2023 30:37

Revolutions can be revolting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany in recession, US growth up, even the UK is doing better. Working from home - what happens if there is a recession: power back to the employers? 28.05.2023 35:22

Irish labour market still going gangbusters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Banks making out like bandits. Energy companies making out like banks. Wholesale Energy prices down again. 25.05.2023 35:11

Economists are using the wrong model Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does Leinster's battering by Rochelle carry any lessons for Ireland's chances at the World Cup? The Rugby Special edition of the pod is back by popular demand! 23.05.2023 30:23

With Nathan Johns of The Irish Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guns, babies and Jesus: America tries to export its culture wars to the UK. A debt bomb in the housing market? "Brexit has failed", but Farage is still here. 21.05.2023 34:51

Brexiteers promised the end of UK manufacturing. They may have been right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debt bomb to be defused? Latest housing data point to a proper slowdown. Latest EU Commission forecasts: part of the monolithic, gloomy consensus 18.05.2023 32:23

Consensus is often wrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food inflation: curable by shouting at retailers? US slow banking crisis rumbles on. Uk avoids recession but not boiled frog syndrome t 13.05.2023 34:15

Are you a banana? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Finance Minister continues to drown in cash. Unemployment below 4% - only 2nd time in Irish history. Big week for interest rates: are we there yet?? 07.05.2023 28:49

Gas prices are a tenth of their peak last year. Has your gas bill fallen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US has found a common enemy to unite against: China. AI is not going to kill you - not yet at least. The Fed will get the slowdown it wants, maybe even recession. Europe does not realise just how far the policy agenda has changed in DC. 05.05.2023 40:32

In (amazing) conversation with Noah Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael D and a little knowledge. Another one-off banking failure in the US. Getting to the top of the mountain and finding nothing there. 03.05.2023 37:44

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Bumper tech profits = yet more corporate taxes? Ireland is really a small economy with 10 large companies. Biden & the debt ceiling. 28.04.2023 37:12

The CMA bites! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Greedflation' - are we being price gouged by the usual suspects? At least tech profits bode well for Irish corporation tax take. Another 'isolated' bank in trouble 26.04.2023 29:53

The astonishing collapse in commodity prices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Ireland going to do with all its money? Do a Norway or a UK? Oil prices reverse. AI accelerates. 22.04.2023 38:29

And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China moves to the world's centre stage. British journalism: offensive or xenophobic about Ireland? The government says the Irish economy will remain in rude health 19.04.2023 31:45

But worries persist about the health of the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who has the Special Relationship, UK or Ireland? Macron's foreign policy fail. Are businesses using inflation as an excuse to hike profits? 15.04.2023 38:31

Is Biden too old? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global economic gloom from the IMF - but has it just issued the biggest buy signal since March 2009? And, "You get who you elect." Be careful 12.04.2023 33:13

"Interest rates to fall to pre-pandemic levels" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global recession increasingly in the economic narrative - but not in the numbers. IMF spectacularly gloomy about the next 5 years. AI rides to rescue growth? 09.04.2023 35:34

Arguing with the Chatbots Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the tax system fair? How much is enough? 07.04.2023 32:55

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Ireland's tax machine stays in top gear. When are tax cuts self-financing? Global property price data deteriorating. Commercial property is a big worry and threat. 04.04.2023 31:16

First sign of job market weakness? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.