Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Economics 23/12/2009: Couple more points on Ireland's trade data

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Wading through CSO latest data, table below shows just how important the MNCs are to our trade and GDP: Absent MNCs-led sectors in our econo...
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Economics 23/12/2009: Ending 2009 in Red

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As 2009 is drawing to a close, let's take a quick look at the broad shares performance in Ireland. starting with a 10-year picture for I...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Economics 22/12/2009: On-line advertising, Mortgages Arrears and Exports

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Few interesting bits of news. Chart below (courtesy of Economist, hat tip to Ronan Lyons) shows the sorry state of affairs in the 'knowl...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Economics 21/12/2009: Nama - perpetuum mobile of ethics and objectives

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For those of you who missed my Sunday Times article yesterday - here is the unedited version of the text. But before we begin on Nama -...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Economics 19/12/2009: Ireland's Financial Assets & Liabilities 2002-2008

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Per CSO release earlier this week: "The net financial assets of households fell by €41.4bn in 2008 to €80.9bn, a drop of 34%. The finan...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Economics 18/12/2009: Public Sector Earnings & Employment

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Per CSO release today: is the Government is losing the fight to keep this economy afloat? "Average weekly earnings in the Public Sector...
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Economics 18/12/2009: How fair is that Ireland-Greece comparison?

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Our policymakers are quick to point out that Ireland has been unfairly treated by the bond markets, for its CDS and bonds spreads are moving...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Economics 17/12/2009: End of recession in Ireland?

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Is Ireland technically out of the recession? Well, I don't know. And for several reasons. First, it takes two consecutive qua...
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Economics 17/12/2009: The latest on our Knowledge Economy

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I will be blogging on the latest story from the 'emerging' economy of Ireland - emerging, allegedly from the recession - in a few ho...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Economics 16/12/2009: Budget 2010 Analysis

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As promised - here is my more in-depth view of the Budget 2010. This is an un-edited version of the Sunday Times (13/12/2009 issue) article....

economics 16/12/2009: Unemployment and Jobs Destruction in Ireland

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QNHS data is out for Q3 2009 and guess what... well, nothing new, really. Official unemployment rate is now 12.4% - just 10bps away from the...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Economics 15/12/2009: Denmark cuts 2010 deficit by almost 50%

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An interesting way of dealing with deficits: Denmark shows the way to lower taxes and deferred tax liabilities, while restructuring public e...
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