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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.
Colm McCarthy on 16 Oct 2019
Colm McCarthy: we are entering the Alice in Wonderland of interest rates
Welcome to the Alice in Wonderland of negative interest rates, the response of many central banks around the world to slowing economic activity and near-zero inflation.
Colm McCarthy on 09 Oct 2019
Brexit barriers to trade with Ireland
Regulatory alignment for agri food on the island of Ireland is desirable, but it's a small relief from a hard Brexit.
Colm McCarthy on 02 Oct 2019
Carbon tax considerations
Carbon taxes do not change behaviour if people get subsidies to offset the intended impact, writes Colm McCarthy.
Colm McCarthy on 25 Sep 2019
Colm McCarthy: travel woes
Perhaps licences to operate airlines, or insurers, and take free credit from customers, should be dispensed more sparingly.
Colm McCarthy on 18 Sep 2019
UK crisis casting doubt over basic foundations of state
The crisis is constitutional, as well as political, in that it has raised issues about the respective roles of the organs of state: parliament, the courts and the crown.
Colm McCarthy on 11 Sep 2019
Colm McCarthy: there is no quick and easy Brexit
The well has been poisoned and relations between Britain and Europe will be fractious, in or out.
Colm McCarthy on 04 Sep 2019
Colm McCarthy: sometimes you must believe your own publicity
As an exporter of livestock products, Ireland has much to lose if the EU persists with territorial, production-based emission limits
Colm McCarthy on 28 Aug 2019
Colm McCarthy: threats to climate and the world trade
In the here and now, the US resorting to protectionism has been identified by the IMF and the OECD as an immediate dampener on world trade
Colm McCarthy on 21 Aug 2019
Colm McCarthy: investment decisions delayed
The UK, with no deal, becomes a third country, no different from Russia or Brazil, without an agreement and there is only one agreement on the table.
Colm McCarthy on 14 Aug 2019
Stranded assets at public expense
There was no coherent reason, aside from political expediency, for the construction of these three power stations.
Colm McCarthy on 07 Aug 2019
Brexit options on the table
The UK can accept the deal on the table, crash out with nothing or revoke the Article 50 resignation letter unilaterally.
Colm McCarthy on 31 Jul 2019
Airline woes amid Boeing 737 Max grounding
There could be several hundred new aircraft missing from next year’s short-haul fleet in Europe and airlines will be hoping for reduced capacity and less pressure on fares.