Latest data and forecasts for the Irish economy suggest 'growing but slowing' Unemployment is forecast to stay very low - essentially an economy at full employment Unemployment in many countries is forecast to stay low, despite low or no growth. That's because labour markets have been puzzlingly tight for years. Are we just extrapolating the recent past and forgetting that unemployment could rise? Bond markets expect rate cuts next year. They won't get thise without a rise in unemployment, which...
Sep 20, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lots of great rugby over the last two weekends. Uruguay scare France by playing running rugby. Really entertaining stuff. One poor clearance kick undid the Uruguayans. The kicking game. Tonga show Ireland up at the breakdown. Another problem for Paul O'Connell England, so boring - but so what? A tight point spread for Ireland S. Africa? 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....
Sep 19, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast US inflation rose again last month: is the good news over? The Saudi-Russian alliance seems determined to get oil prices up to $100. That could mean €2+ for a litre or petrol and/or diesel. Interest rates look to be in 'higher for longer mode'. There is nothing good that flows from $100 oil - other than an economic slowdown/recession that will cut fossil fuel consumption & help, a little, the environment. Putin is building a new friendship circle, including fellow megalomaniacs from N. Korea and...
Sep 17, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Euro area economy is weak 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.
Sep 13, 2023•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Latest Irish government tax and spending figures have prompted lots of questions. Not least: is the corporation tax bonza over? Economists and budgetary watchdogs are only doing their job when they warn about spending one-off, or windfall, tax receipts. But the upcoming budget will be as big a political event as it will be about economics. Arguably the most intensely political budget in a very long time. The politics all point towards giving money away. Maybe there are clever ways of doing that....
Sep 10, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Other Hand's occasional coverage of the Rugby World Cup starts here! An ongoing conversation with Irish Times journalist Nathan Johns. Enjoy some proper rugby analysis, a little rugby banter, free of cliche and jargon, from a journalist who really does know his stuff. In today's episode we set the scene by asking whether the RWC can be as unifying a force for France as was the 1998 soccer world cup. The opening match couldn't have been better scripted: between the first and second favourites...
Sep 08, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our latest podcast is up, a conversation between Chris and Shane O’Mara, Professor of Brain Science at Trinity. Shane, a prolific best-selling author, has a brilliant new book out - Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds And a terrific Substack: BrainPizza , well worth a sign-up. In today's pod: Who is coming for Ted Cruz's beer and why is he so angry about it? Why do we get so bent of shape by so little? Why did Jimmy Page & Robert Plant's post L...
Sep 07, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast You couldn't make it up 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.
Sep 02, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The battle to be Trump's VP. 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.
Aug 30, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brace for another ECB policy mistake 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.
Aug 27, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rental crisis goes global. So does the bond crisis. 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.
Aug 23, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Reminder: it's August 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.
Aug 20, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Governments can't solve every problem. 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.
Aug 17, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Can we change our minds? 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.
Aug 14, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did WW3 just start? 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.
Aug 12, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Slowdown drums beat louder 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.
Aug 09, 2023•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will America survive a second Trump Presidency? 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.
Aug 05, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Landings soft and hard 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.
Aug 02, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast If bankers want market salaries there needs to be more banks. 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.
Jul 30, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Where will Wagner go next? Poland? 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.
Jul 26, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Voters don't like paying for climate mitigation. Make the alternatives cheaper! 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....
Jul 23, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast IS the UK a developing 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.
Jul 20, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why is UK inflation orders of magnitude more than anywhere else? 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.
Jul 17, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Confused? You will be. 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.
Jul 07, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Make Irish yoghurt great again. 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.
Jul 05, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zero GDP growth and a booming 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.
Jul 02, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Does the IMF really think corporate profits are responsible for inflation? 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....
Jun 30, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In conversation with top British Brexit expert, 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....
Jun 28, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 'Make Ireland Great Again'. 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.
Jun 24, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast UK interest rate rises risk house price collapse. 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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