Figures Reveal Ireland Is Now Back in Recession
The only way for Ireland to adjust would be through tough fiscal (财政的) tightening. An even bigger problem will come when most of Euroland is humming along with solid growth, but, say, Ireland and Portugal are sliding into recession after their booms have gone bust. The two nations would...
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Daniel Hannan, MP / Telegraph–There is a way out for Ireland, and Britain should stand ready to offer it:Ireland could adopt the pound and treat its loans as having been issued in sterling. Immediately, Eire would be able to start exporting its way back to growth. And, because the UK ...
In turn, foreign investors — like central banks or other governments — often reinvest money into the U.S. Treasury securities, which helps finance the budget deficit. And in turn, the budget deficit adds to the national debt. » MORE: Are we in a recession? (Photo by Justin ...
But the whole game is expectations, and that is perhaps more tenuous now with the possibility of contagion from sovereign defaults in places like Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and Iceland. (In heavens name, when will policy officials recognize explicitly that these countries simply cannot pay...
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Even a few percentage points reduction in the UK tax take will have massive knock-on consequences for Northern Ireland. London and Great Britain are going to face big economic and social problems of their own. Even the Brexit optimists agree there will be a period of upheaval. Britain is alr...
Ireland saw this coming and according to the BBC, has analyzed the projected impact of the projected tariffs. Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin calls the tariffs “a very grave and serious threat.” Fair? Maybe not, but these are the cards Ireland may have to play. So much America...