The Other Hand

China's message to Russia: no nukes and don't lose. More bad inflation news. Will central banks break the global property market? 25.02.2023 37:55 ↓

A defining moment for Sunak is imminent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big positive economic surprises - even in Europe. Even in the UK! What's wrong with a little wage inflation? Interest rate expectations move up again. 22.02.2023 31:53 ↓

Cost of living packages and landings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big question: buy a house now or wait? Interest rates do look to be going higher for longer. Lessons for nationalist parties elsewhere with the demise of Nicola Sturgeon? 18.02.2023 35:21 ↓

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Everybody is getting more optimistic about the world economy. The inflation fight could get tricky from here - not good for interest rate prospects. Brexiteers disappear down the conspiracy rabbit hole 15.02.2023 38:59 ↓

And much more, including property prices and rents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI, ChatGPT3 (and 4): hype or revolutionary? Will Microsoft eat Google’s lunch? Plus the latest economic news and our thoughts about the monetary nutcases at the ECB 12.02.2023 36:48 ↓

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Rugby special! As the 6 Nations gets underway we speak to Irish Times sports journalist Nathan Johns. Why were Ireland so good and Wales so poor? Prospects for the next match and beyond. 10.02.2023 32:17 ↓

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What recession? US economy confuses everybody. So does the head of the ECB. The disconnect between the UK and its stock market. The Irish tax machine refuses to slow down. 08.02.2023 38:26 ↓

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Three years of Brexit, three more years of Brexit BS. Eurozone economy still doing better than expected. IMF forecasts Russia to grow and the UK to shrink. 31.01.2023 39:26 ↓

Fighting over a pie that doesn't grow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US economy refuses to go into recession. Will anybody notice the better Irish housing data? Shinners hoist their own petards. UK opens up another futile front on the war on drugs. 27.01.2023 37:58 ↓

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Energy prices down again. Eurozone economy starts growing but the UK does not. Politicians in difficulties on both sides of the Irish Sea: two ex-finance minister under fire. One will keep his current job. 25.01.2023 33:52 ↓

Boiled frogs and dots joined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donohoe's expenses row: materiality, proportionality & hypocrisy. Is Sinn Fein really an all-Ireland party? Tech & Banks in trouble? 22.01.2023 44:05 ↓

Chinese demography and the interest rate outlook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest economic data. The big housing questions: does the government understand the true nature of the housing crisis? Does Sinn Fein? 20.01.2023 32:02 ↓

A simple explanation of the Uk's trilemma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More good news on inflation. More good news for the Irish economy. The UK: still digging in a vey deep hole. Amazing insights into the state of US politics. 14.01.2023 38:58 ↓

A debate about which health system is in worse shape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the economic outlook really as awful as everyone says? NIMBYs are active on both sides of the Irish Sea - both left and right say don't build here. 11.01.2023 33:17 ↓

Looking up at the stars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some good news on inflation, better news on gas prices, same old news on Irish tax revenues and the UK's very deep hole 05.01.2023 38:29 ↓

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Looking back and looking forward. Where will forecasters be wrong for 2023? Just how bad has Brexit been for the UK? Mind your language! 23.12.2022 41:34 ↓

Is Britain broken or just a bit cracked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan springs a major surprise for global markets. EU trying to cap energy prices. Broken Britain part 42. 21.12.2022 38:22 ↓

Hotels start to house their own workers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast special! In conversation with Ben Watts. A deep dive into the energy world with all of the obvious, topical, questions. Build more wind farms! 20.12.2022 31:16 ↓

It's a no-brainer: costs & the environment demand confronting the NIMBYs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Central bankers spook markets. Will they overdo it and cause a crisis? Global housing crash? The NHS in 'systemic failure'. 17.12.2022 36:31 ↓

Who is happiest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has the peak in inflation finally arrived? Watch what politicians do, not what they say: Fine Gael is a left-wing party. Germany's Ukraine inconsistencies. Listeners reviews and comments. 14.12.2022 37:04 ↓

Jim worries about a charisma deficit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish inflation falls but electricity prices rise 63%. Food prices are up, as are farmer's profits. Where is the urgency to get cheaper energy? energy security? OpenAI's Chatbot will change the world. 09.12.2022 37:08 ↓

Tech woes persist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lean, mean, green tax machine that is the Irish economy. The US is forecast to be in slowing but isn't. The EU is. Has the $ turned? The logic & ethics of the oil price cap. 06.12.2022 36:09 ↓

The Economist opines on sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation with Noah Smith. Polymath, renaissance man: neither description does justice to this extraordinary writer. Intelligence, wit and wisdom in abundance. And optimism. 04.12.2022 42:27 ↓

This really is worth a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bubble in predicting the end of the world? Why the latest data suggests that Armageddon isn't immediately obvious. Podcasting and freedom of speech. 02.12.2022 40:32 ↓

A United Ireland: when rather than if? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Centuries of the patriarchy. Listening to our listeners. What's going on in China? Latest news on the economy 29.11.2022 31:50 ↓

Slowing not crashing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.