The current generation have never had it so good. Discuss.

How high will mortgage rates go? Good economic news with bad inflation numbers suggest much higher interest rates in the pipeline. Irish economy continues to power ahead. How would you invest €6bn? 

Does Trump care about the mid-terms?

Has the UK rejoined the EU already? Interest rates are going to rise. Should they?

Social media is the new smoking

The Pope & Jim offer differing perspectives on tech. The robots are coming and they are Chinese

London is hated.

Are you lower value human capital? Ireland's Labour market is slowing. 

The UK is no longer a serious country

Is AI coming for your job? US petrol stations can't handle $10 gasoline. Neither can its economy.

It's all beginning to feel a bit dot.commy

From moron premium to plonker premium: UK borrowing costs soar. Global inflation and interest rates are on the up

The UK is ungoverned, not ungovernable.

Ireland's budget circus resumes. Productivity growth finally starts again in the US

Follow their money

The past ain't what many of us remember. Populists promise a return to the good old days.

We can't handle the truth

Rising racism, rising bond yields, rising populism: the UK is in a terrible place

No representation without taxation

What happens when only 4 trillionaires have all the income? And our parliaments are occupied by chatbots?

Finance, Markets, Business, Politics & Economics. Jim & Chris provide a fresh and unique perspective on all this and more.

Economics and finance demystified. A recent listener's comment: "I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming." <a href="https://cjpeconomics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cjpeconomics.substack.com</a>

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