The Irish Times

Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82

‘A crucial, pivotal figure in the development of his beloved home state’

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 16:43

Beyond Evergrande’s troubles, a slowing Chinese economy

China’s government may need to work harder to rekindle growth

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 11:25

Paul Krugman: Pandemic as case study for 1930s Austrian economics

Covid-19 produced a reallocation shock as some demand surged and some slumped

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00

When Trump tweets, the whole financial world catches a cold

Stock markets are increasingly concerned about the US president’s online outbursts

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 05:00

The day the banks stood still: counting the cost of the crash a decade later

Key players recall events leading to the bank guarantee – and its aftermath

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 05:30

Central bankers struggle to understand modern economics

Why have wages and inflation not gone up despite low unemployment?

Sun Aug 26 2018 - 16:29

The trouble with Ayn Rand and Zack Snyder’s ‘The Fountainhead’?

Reviled director to film reviled libertarian hero’s novel. This is a bad idea

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 05:00

Markets may have to brace themselves for more rate hikes

Stocktake: Fed chair strikes ‘hawkish tone’. Plus: S&P’s fall and rise; tech stocks power back

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 08:00

Irish investors warned to heed global bond sell-off

Rising bond yields spark bubble concern and fear of investor losses as bond prices fall

Wed Feb 28 2018 - 05:00

Bitcoin likened to Dante’s Inferno as currency tops $15,000

Call from RBS chief to take action on digital currency follows other warnings

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 07:15

Buyer beware: Stock markets could be heading for a crash

US markets at all-time high but correction may yet kick in

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00

Is the end of the equities bull run on the way?

Markets are exuberant, but irrational exuberance is hard to call

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 11:59

Donald Trump should reappoint Janet Yellen as Fed chair

Martin Wolf: Federal Reserve has to walk tight line on US monetary policy

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 13:25

Bill Clinton pens ‘unique’ political thriller with James Patterson

White House novel boasts the inclusion of ‘details that only a president can know’

Mon May 08 2017 - 19:48

US bull market celebrates its eighth birthday

Second-longest advance in market history shows no signs of ending any time soon

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 07:00

Cantillon: US rate hike is coming, but all quiet on EU front

European Central Bank unlikely to signal any easing of stimulus programme just yet

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 07:00

Trump is everything we do not want our children to be

We can deal with incoming US president without abandoning our self-respect

Fri Nov 11 2016 - 13:33

Proinsias O’Mahony: Brexit – six lessons for investors

The stock market moves in strange and counterintuitive ways. Predicting these to turn a profit is far from easy

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 06:38

Is the US bull market ending ... or just beginning?

Stocks had ‘only’ fallen by 15% at February’s market bottom, but this has felt like a bear market for many investors

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 07:00

Cantillon: Fed Reserve gives complex signals that rates may rise

Janet Yellen indicates rate increase may be on the cards for June

Sat May 28 2016 - 01:00

Janet Yellen dismisses idea that December rate hike was mistaken

Comments made at event designed as ‘humanising window’ into world of monetary policy

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 14:31

Breaking the ‘curse of benchmarks’

Is short-termism and a slavish preoccupation with benchmarks by institutional investors hurting markets?

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 06:00

Republicans double down on George W’s economic policies

The orthodoxy is now to tile tax cuts even more towards the wealthy

Tue Dec 29 2015 - 13:28

Clinton focuses on Republicans during Democratic debate

Former secretary of state says Donald Trump a threat to US safety and ‘Isis’s best recruiter’

Sun Dec 20 2015 - 08:29

Gordon Brown joins Pimco advisory board

Former British prime minister to sit alongside Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet on board advising bond investing firm

Tue Dec 08 2015 - 13:26

Cantillon: Apple stocks pulped by China syndrome

Alan Greenspan’s ‘irrational exuberance’ is alive and well

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 06:30

Criticism of hedge fund fees misses the point

Proinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock market

Tue May 12 2015 - 01:30

Central bankers hold annual summit at Jackson Hole

Draghi attends for first time as ECB chief as he battles to stop Japanese-style deflation

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00

The debt apocalypse has been called off

It’s hard to escape the feeling that debt panic served a political purpose

Tue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00

Bullish sentiment bodes poorly for equities

Tue May 13 2014 - 01:06

The role of leaders is overrated in sport as in business

The corporate sector has ploughed a lot of money into finding the secrets of effective leadership

Fri Apr 25 2014 - 01:10

Greenspan is too scientific in seeking truth about terrain

Former US Federal Reserve chairman clings to notion that economic policy can be deduced from a priori axioms

Wed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00

Fed plans to ‘proceed cautiously’ in slowing quantitative easing

Minutes signal Fed’s willingness to maintain asset purchases if necessary

Thu Jan 09 2014 - 01:00

Investors must learn a bit about bias

Insights into human psychology will help youto make more informed investment choices

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 01:05