The Other Hand

354 Episodes

1. 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.

   Published: 6/22/2023
2. 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

   Published: 6/17/2023
3. Ukraine floods, Putin waits for Trump. Broken windows policing - why we are paying the price for Obama's inaction.

   Published: 6/11/2023
4. 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?

   Published: 6/8/2023
5. Boom or recession: data says both! What's going on?

   Published: 6/5/2023
6. 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.

   Published: 6/2/2023
7. 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?

   Published: 5/28/2023
8. Banks making out like bandits. Energy companies making out like banks. Wholesale Energy prices down again.

   Published: 5/25/2023
9. 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!

   Published: 5/23/2023
10. 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.

    Published: 5/21/2023
11. Debt bomb to be defused? Latest housing data point to a proper slowdown. Latest EU Commission forecasts: part of the monolithic, gloomy consensus

    Published: 5/18/2023
12. Food inflation: curable by shouting at retailers? US slow banking crisis rumbles on. Uk avoids recession but not boiled frog syndrome t

    Published: 5/13/2023
13. 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??

    Published: 5/7/2023
14. 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

    Published: 5/5/2023
15. 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.

    Published: 5/3/2023
16. Bumper tech profits = yet more corporate taxes? Ireland is really a small economy with 10 large companies. Biden & the debt ceiling.

    Published: 4/28/2023
17. '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

    Published: 4/26/2023
18. What is Ireland going to do with all its money? Do a Norway or a UK? Oil prices reverse. AI accelerates.

    Published: 4/22/2023
19. 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

    Published: 4/19/2023
20. Who has the Special Relationship, UK or Ireland? Macron's foreign policy fail. Are businesses using inflation as an excuse to hike profits?

    Published: 4/15/2023