ECB finally gets it right with interest rate cutOpinion: if surprise rate cut signals official Europe has realised austerity fatigue is real, we may have reached a watershedFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00
Is the Euro crisis really over?The policy prescription for the European periphery is to deflate back to competitiveness: that’s econospeak for cutting labour costsTue Nov 05 2013 - 12:49
Competition in banking is vital, but profits will have to return firstReform is unlikely at banks on life support but plans must be made for the futureFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
Bank stress tests are a game of extend and pretendA bad outcome to the ECB’s review would kick off the euro zone crisis again. So there cannot be a bad outcomeFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
Management consultants: they charge a lot but know a littleThe new Governor of the Bank of England has called in the consultants. Will he get his money’s worth?Tue Oct 22 2013 - 12:35
Clowns in Congress and a budget circus of our ownThe US shutdown defies explanation, while our own annual set-piece is in need of reformFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:00
Income tax figures belie Irish ‘low-tax’ mythSelf-employed and PAYE workers now pay broadly similar rates of income taxWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:30
This could be the last of the austerity budgetsThe simple truth about economic growth merits repeating: it cures all illsWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00
If growth arrives, Budget 2014 may be last of austerity seriesEconomics: For bailout exit plan to work, signs of acceleration need to be maintainedTue Oct 15 2013 - 18:50
And the Nobel Prize in Economics goes to polar oppositesBelieve in efficient markets? Or favour behavioural finance? You win either wayTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:08
Better management at helm is key to growthArguments over the size of next week’s budget cuts are, for the most part, trivialFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:41
Significant growth would fundamentally alter budgetary arithmetic for the betterEconomic growth of 3 per cent would have dramatic consequencesWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:01
Bank guarantee: time to apply the simple truthIt’s worth remembering that the textbook on dealing with banking crises has been around for a long time - it just hasn’t been applied.Tue Oct 08 2013 - 12:13
The budget must help us believe in ourselves againBeliefs and their associated behaviours affect the economyFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:10
Tax and spending targets key to austerityAnalysis: We appear to be on target but the deficit remains at an unsustainable levelThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:05
Does the motto of the European Union - United in Diversity - stand up to scrutiny?With the arrival of the Troika on our shores we have given up most of our sovereigntyTue Oct 01 2013 - 14:30
Education must change for brave new world of workBoth ‘skilled’ and ‘unskilled’ jobs affected by evolving workplaceFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:02
History of taxation lies in war financingDelays in dealing with impossible to keep pension promises will lead to a bigger crisisTue Sept 24 2013 - 13:40
Old debate on executive pay raises its headIs Nokia chief Stephen Elop worth €19m? The side you’re on is determined by where you sitFri Sept 20 2013 - 12:39
Success of Wetherspoon in Ireland will come down to the price of its pintsToo many pubs in Britain are run by people who have too few incentives to get it rightTue Sept 17 2013 - 14:22
Profits don’t appear a concern as rumours swirl over price of Twitter’s IPOInvestment bankers will be pulling many all-nighters in an attempt to guess the right share priceFri Sept 13 2013 - 12:09
Arguing the case for an easing of austerityLike Keynes, we may lose the argument with the Troika but that’s no reason not to have the debate, writes Chris JohnsTue Sept 10 2013 - 12:29
The lesson from the BRICs is invest in companies, not countriesResounding defeat for forecasting community as developed economies lead global recoveryFri Sept 06 2013 - 13:33
Microsoft should have bought a bankCorporate energies and cash may have been better spent elsewhereWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Optimism is vital for economic growthThe role of sentiment in financial and economic life can never be over-statedTue Aug 27 2013 - 11:27
IDA Ireland cutbacks confuse message on job creationSuccess of agency suggests it merits allocation of additional resources despite austerityMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
The continuing dilemma of property pricesDemand appears to be staging a recovery but talk of supply constraints is worryingFri Aug 23 2013 - 13:38
What do employers want?There are many jobs that will not draw on anything learned during third level educationTue Aug 20 2013 - 10:44
The surprising power of bondsBonds are not perfect forecasters by any means, but they are the best indicator we haveFri Aug 16 2013 - 12:51
Does anyone fully understand the role that money plays?While economists may struggle to figure out the role money plays, at its heart is trust; and if we are to emerge from the bail-out we need the bond markets to trust usTue Aug 13 2013 - 11:33
What about pink taxis for a splash of colour in the capital?Taxi drivers provide insight into state of local economyFri Aug 09 2013 - 14:09
An alternative to rigid austerityCurrent policy has been discredited in just about every way possibleFri Aug 02 2013 - 12:09
It would be foolish to bank on a successful mergerUniting two companies rarely works, and the problem is magnified for banksWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:01
Burton’s stance on child benefit is not evidence-basedPolicy making on the hoof is almost always a bad ideaThu Jul 25 2013 - 13:23
The rise of the 1 per cent and the Great Gatsby CurveIn the US, inequality back to where it was nearly a century agoMon Jul 22 2013 - 11:04
When it comes to Irish oil, we should learn from past mistakesTemporary tax revenue windfalls should not be treated as if they are permanentThu Jul 18 2013 - 11:35
Pensions ‘crisis’ requires radical rethinkThe idea of a ‘normal’ retirement age will have to be, well, retiredMon Jul 15 2013 - 14:45
Are we educating a generation of children for yesterday’s jobs?Technological change has posed a threat to unskilled labour since the Industrial RevolutionThu Jul 11 2013 - 12:16
Policy debates should be accompanied by a numeracy testBandying around of taxation figures shows woeful lack of basic arithmeticMon Jul 08 2013 - 10:56
Putting faith in small things to deliver job growth and boost economyAusterity has morphed into one of those weird cults whose proponents stick to their crazed beliefs, notwithstanding the absence of a single shred of evidence that supports themFri Jul 05 2013 - 12:15
Governance is in short supply everywhereBut we should seize the moment to create regulatory structures that become the envy of the worldMon Jul 01 2013 - 11:53
Classic treatise that claims nobody can beat the marketBusiness books: Burton Malkiel began telling investors that fund managers are idiots nearly 35 years agoMon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
Emerging markets' potential involves high riskSerious Money: Anyone looking for the best returns would have been well advised to invest in Peru during the first half of…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Rising bond yields to put pressure on stocksSerious Money: Serious Money has often reflected on the significance of bonds: those humble and often rather dull investments…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Blair goes from left to right amid sea of changeLondon Briefing: Most intelligent people become more right-wing, or conservative, as they get olderWed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Strip away analysts' confusing jargonSerious Money: Financial and economic analysis becomes more sophisticated by the dayFri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
State spending threatens to stifle regional enterpriseLondon Briefing: This column has often expressed its admiration for the UK's economic flexibility, particularly when compared…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Irish banks well-placed for long-term returnsSerious Money: One way or another, most of us own bank sharesFri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
