The Other Hand
Economics and finance demystified. The podcast covers a wide range of topics including politics, economics, societal changes, housing crisis, and the implications of AI, often featuring knowledgeable guests. It aims to inform and engage listeners with insightful discussions.
Episodes
The future has arrived. Hard and fast. Ungovernable France, oil back up, Putin's beatification.
Market shocks, AI anxiety, cyber risks, and a shaky European backdropThis episode covers a fast-moving mix of markets, macroeconomics, and geopolitics. Chris and Jim move from oil and AI-driven equity volatility to cybersecurity scares, European weakness, UK consumer strain, and the growing pressure on France and the European car industry.The conversation is wide-ranging but tied together by one t
Upload your country's tax code to AI? Ask for personalised (legal) tax avoidance tips and tricks? Mental health issues in Ireland have little to do with the economy?
In this episode, Jim outlines the backdrop to the UK autumn budget: inflation rising to 3.5%, transport inflation at 6.6%, higher borrowing, and the likelihood of another Bank of England rate increase.The pair discuss the argument that the UK’s strength lies in high value professional services, including consulting, legal work, computer programming, and AI related business investment.They note tha
France's problems are unsolvable. Surprisingly, the UK's might not be. France and Germany cede the EV market to China.
Markets, France, AI, Billionaires, and the UK Welfare CrisisThis episode ranges from market history and Irish trade data to France’s fiscal bind, the geopolitics of AI infrastructure, billionaire wealth, and the UK’s welfare system. Chris and Jim move quickly between economics, politics, and technology, with a recurring theme: systems that look stable on the surface are under far more strain than
The coming battle for Europe. Will the right triumph in the upcoming wave of elections? Frankenstein unleashed?
Will 2027 see a General Election in the UK? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is home ownership overrated? Will the turmoil in bond markets 'cure' the house price problem?
This episode covers a wide-ranging macro and geopolitics conversation, starting with Irish residential property prices and the affordability squeeze, then moving into China’s pressure on the European car industry, IMF growth and fiscal warnings, and finally the security risks created by everything being connected to the internet. The discussion closes with the Nobel Prize in Economics and why Robe
Should the fiscal watchdog be anxious? Many others are. American psycho?
In this episode:Chris argues the Irish government is spending too much of temporary corporation tax revenue on permanent commitments, citing IFAC’s warning that the state is spending six out of every seven euros from corporation tax.Jim pushes back on the budget politicssaying ministers faced strong departmental pressure and that the six percent spending target, even if imperfect, may be a reasona
Podcast special: A fireside chat between Jim, Minister Jack Chambers, Cormac Fitzgerald & Cróna Clohisey
In this episode, Minister Jack Chambers says Budget 27 was built around balance - protecting long-term capital investment while responding to cost of living pressures.Chambers says next year’s capital investment will exceed 20 billion euro, and that day-to-day spending growth has been brought down from an average of 9% to about 6%.Jim Power argues the budget is positive overall, especially on pers
Podcast special: initial reaction to the Irish budget
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Budget week is here. Simple narratives versus complex reality. And some method acting.
In this episode, Jim breaks down the Irish Department of Finance white paper and says the public finances still look strong, with a forecast general government surplus of 6.9 billion euro this year and 13.5 billion euro in 2027.The conversation focuses on corporation tax, which is forecast at 34.1 billion euro this year and 39 billion euro next year, but below an earlier projection of 35.3 billion
Financial repression in all our futures? Faling real wages in the US help explain the Trump slump. A Burnham bounce?
This week, Chris and Jim unpack a volatile run of economic data and what it means for markets, growth and household finances.US jobs and wages: A weaker-than-expected employment report shifts expectations for interest rates, while falling real wages raise questions about living standards.Growth, inflation and rates: Why resilient growth alongside renewed inflation is making the outlook harder for
The alien spaceships have arrived - it turns out that we built them
This episode ranges from the latest AI headlines and the existential risk debate to the way AI investment is showing up in inflation, bond yields, and central bank thinking.It also turns to Ireland’s budget season, EU budget tensions, and why both speakers think fiscal policy has become too much of a political circus.Chris and Jim argue that the big story is not just productivity from AI, but also
The Times They Are A-Changin' - especially if AI represents a new, second inflationary shock.
This conversation breaks down the latest economic data and what it means for markets, inflation, and central bank policy. Jim and Chris focus on the surprise strength in US, European, and German indicators, then dig into whether the AI investment boom is no longer just a productivity story but a broader inflation and wage impulse.They also cover soaring bond yields, the OECD’s mixed forecasts, rec
House prices, performative fiscal theatre and the existential threat facing the EU.
This episode ranges from a personal Camino de Santiago walk to a hard-edged discussion about housing markets, public finances, and political risk in the UK and Europe. Chris and Jim connect the dots between weak growth, planning bottlenecks, budget theatre, and the social strain that builds when economies stop expanding.We discuss Ireland’s housing market cooling, the UK’s fiscal outlook ahead of
Interest rates on the up. Carney sticks it to Trump - and the UK
UK's moron premium proves very sticky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can an array of Nvidia chips really be conscious? And kill us all?
In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donald Trump says it is as big a hoax as climate change. But there are now real fears about our AI future
In this special edition of The Other Hand, host Chris is joined by journalist Sarah Carey and AI entrepreneur Sean Blanchfield (CEO and co-founder of Jentic) for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence. Sarah opens with a vivid first-hand account of attending Donald Trump's press conference at the US Ambassador's residence in Dublin. The discussion then dives deep into the AI thr
The rise of the right: It's all about immigration. And modern Caligulas.
Wildfires have been diminishing in size. Who knew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are we getting dumber? Almost certainly, as AI is going to kill us all. Apparently.
Will the universe miss us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
House prices will stay elevated until the economy tanks. Will Uncle Sam ask Ireland for its money back?
Peak stuff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Interest rates going up on both sides of the Atlantic. Bonds crash and could spark a real problem - for everyone
Don't mess with Canada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big Tech's Britney Spears defence. Proving we are human is becoming increasingly difficult.
In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US, UK and Irish political scene setting. In conversation with Sarah Carey
Occasionally sounding rather unsound.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The forever war in Ukraine. The death of the pub? Where is the cheapest pint in London? Marking AI's homework
The new war between Canada & The US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AI will get you 80% of the way there. Economic D-day declared by Trump. US bond buying bombs.
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Higher interest rates on the way? Japan to blow up the financial world?
Who is responsible? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Banks are destined to go the way of video stores and travel agents. In the age of AI are we also living in the stupid age?
Jim finishes up in Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Inflation is the dog that is yet to bark - loudly anyway.
Is Jim in denial? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does education pay off? What is education for anyway?
Will it ever rain again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cost of living crisis, inflation & debt. The Finance Minister is drowning (in cash) not waving.
Why are we so bad at planning, procurement & budgeting? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland-UK vibes. A rapidly changing world. AI hysteria
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Plato said we should be ruled by philosopher kings. The Tech Bros seem to agree. Democracy is so over.
Ireland distorts the economic data, again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is the AI bubble bursting or just deflating? What will a stockmarket crash do to the Irish economy?
Does regional development ever work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland's budget circus rolls into town. No strategic thinking wanted.
Rain is in the forecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does 'The Odyssey' predict we are going the way of the ancient Greeks? Is Trump riding our version of the Trojan Horse?
Tariffs are back.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Trump about to rig the next election? 2028: will there ever be better year for China to seize Taiwan?
Tech rout? Correction? Another 'buy the dip'? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does immigration cause high house prices? The role of luck and policy in economic destiny
Argentine finances and football Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Kremlin insider speaks - we should all listen. Latest IMF forecasts.
Ireland's massive miss on carbon emissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A deep dive into the Irish economy - from the bottom up.
Jim in conversation with Stephen Cass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Corporation taxes: Boom or bust? Both? Farage begins his long goodbye
AI's losers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The largest indigenous Irish business is......Tourism. Bigger than construction, bigger than agriculture.
In conversation with ITIC's CEO, Eoghan O'Mara Walsh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jobs apocalypse for the car industry? Pensions apocalypse? BIS warns (again) about AI bust.
Ukraine vibe shift Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Burnham's impending coronation and Brexit's 'Assault on thinking'.
Can AI count? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is humanity a bump in the road for AI? Ethics & the tech bros.
In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donald Trump loses the war. Some AI slop. Risk Vs Uncertainty
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
They think it's all over. Society: is there such a thing? A White House cage fight.
A Presidential shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hoping for the end of the war. Higher interest rates in Europe but not the US?
The Other Hand discovers it is a humanist podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brexit has failed. Everything going wrong in the UK is now connected to that simple fact.
In conversation with Professor Chris Grey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The UK is not the country that J D Vance and Farage says it is. The Irish economy did not shrink by 12%
All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The biggest and hardest questions. Perhaps some answers? In conversation with Sarah Carey.
It's all about connection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Has the UK rejoined the EU already? Interest rates are going to rise. Should they?
Does Trump care about the mid-terms? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Pope & Jim offer differing perspectives on tech. The robots are coming and they are Chinese
Social media is the new smoking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are you lower value human capital? Ireland's Labour market is slowing.
London is hated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is AI coming for your job? US petrol stations can't handle $10 gasoline. Neither can its economy.
The UK is no longer a serious country Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From moron premium to plonker premium: UK borrowing costs soar. Global inflation and interest rates are on the up
It's all beginning to feel a bit dot.commy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland's budget circus resumes. Productivity growth finally starts again in the US
The UK is ungoverned, not ungovernable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The past ain't what many of us remember. Populists promise a return to the good old days.
Follow their money Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rising racism, rising bond yields, rising populism: the UK is in a terrible place
We can't handle the truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What happens when only 4 trillionaires have all the income? And our parliaments are occupied by chatbots?
No representation without taxation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UK to get Irish green credits? We could have cheap EVs but instead face multi-billion fines.
All the latest economic news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast Special: In conversation with Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Ireland's Economic Future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast Short: Jim on the Summer Economic Statement
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Wanted: grown up politicians willing to have adult conversations.
AI: good or bad for interest rates & inflation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peace in our time? Keir Starmer needs to go.
Ireland buys off the mob - there will be consequences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
They think it's all over. FOMO, TINA, markets & the $. China & Iran are the big winners of the war
Standing our ground on the fuel protests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
IMF explains why cutting fuel taxes now is a dumb idea. Is war coming for all of us?
Markets cannot price disaster properly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Inflation up, more to come? US petrol over $4 a gallon. Ours is over double that.
What, exactly, do the fuel protesters want? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stagflation: more flation than stag? Or just bad? How much evil can we tolerate?
A mad, bad world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump surrenders to Iran? From TACO to WACO.
Iran is now one of the most economically powerful countries on earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The dogs of war - mostly barking, one or two surprisingly quiet
Will Farage's links to Trump hurt Reform? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brexit - for the first time in ages. And the war.
Is the US economy in worse shape than we thought? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here we go again - supply chains. From Urea to Silicon Chips.
"Iran is winning" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The world has changed. For central bankers especially. But also for everyone
An early St Patrick's Day greeting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tick Tock. Each day things get a little worse.
Interest rates might be heading up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't panic! Not yet, anyway
Markets are worried, but not particularly so Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's the plan? Gaza writ large?
And all the latest economic news & data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Podcast special: War, AI, Slow Learners and Art with Joan Mulvihill
First live podcast (a recording) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
War. Is the energy price shock the least of it?
Geopolitics. Again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shadow banks: another crisis brewing? Is AI good or bad?
Is your job safe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump throws a tantrum Markets yawn.
Money, Andrew and the British monarchy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe deserves much a better press. As does liberal democracy
Weep for it when it's gone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
