The ECB's privileged position at the centre of the economy is threatened by private digital currencies, so it building a digital currency of its own. But doing so risks blowing up the business model of the banks.
The fall in money value, the destruction of purchasing power or the rise in prices – choose your description – is fundamentally a monetary phenomenon. To understand it, listen to Charlie Munger.
Where will the price spiral leave Ireland, Europe and the US? Also last week, we teased out the issues at An Bord Pleanála, followed the examinerships of Natterjack and Premier Periclase, and interviewed Revenue chairman Niall Cody.
Finland's ambassador to Ireland Raili Lahnalampi talks about her country's decision to apply to join NATO and why she believes a citizens' assembly on neutrality is a good idea.
Paul Flynn and Conor Mortimer discuss the intercounty football season and if the club vs county debate is counter productive.
We bash the state until we need it. And in a world where central banks and government fail to work together to combat inflation, we’ll need the state’s largesse further still.
The ECB will annoy people no matter what it does. Tighten, and it could crash the economy. Fail to tighten, and record-high inflation could get embedded.
Markets shrugged off the latest US GDP data. But a close reading suggests the US economy is deeply sick. For the Fed, there are no good options.
From dealing with counteroffers to retaining key talent, Patty McCord’s “Powerful” is a manifesto. You do not need to agree with everything the former Netflix executive says, but it is a very thought-provoking book for line managers and HR professionals.
Manchester City have spent close to a billion pounds on Pep Guardiola's squad but there is always another piece in the jigsaw for the club that can have anything.
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