New Zealand (RBNZ) started in 1989 and the rest followed.

Why 2%? An 'off-hand' remark for a 0-1% target was upped to 2%, giving the RBNZ more room.

It's like the 'I made it up' meme.

sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2023/09/04….

The replies are grouchy for Fauci !

Ireland's elections 'going Dutch' looks something like this.

The 2023 Dutch election returned *thirteen* different parties, 11 of which had 3 seats or more.

5 months later and they still don't have a government.

Audible gasps in the room as the coroner reads the jury’s answer saying that the fire began in the hot press beside the dispensing bar in the Stardust, and was caused by an electrical fault. That is a huge moment. TheJournal.ie

A bombshell scoop from Hailey Fuchs of POLITICO

“The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, according to two of the Capitol Hill staffers.”

Latest podcast where @skidufferand I discuss Irish politics and other topics with David W. Higgins

open.spotify.com/episode/6DNg2y…

Thank you to Chris and Jim for having me on the podcast this week.

We talked about:
🟣 The next general election
🟣 The NYCI report on life milestones ( #MilestoneRecession ); and
🟣 The outlook for the Irish economy (protect full employment at all costs!).

Will Irish politics go Dutch? Latest podcast with Jim Power and David W. Higgins podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

2020 general election in Dun Laoghaire.

1.5% of the vote and no expenses refunded.

My first radio appearance yesterday on NewstalkFM with SeánMoncrieff discussing my escape to Glenstal Abbey in the midst of a high stress time in my life can be heard here! link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGWz4C8Shtbl

The Dáil was told yesterday that 'Ireland stands to be one of the big beneficiaries of the EU migration pact'.

Might this mean that we aren't facing a 'new normal' of 15,000 arrivals per year? (December 2023 article).

A new forecast might be helpful.

breakingnews.ie/ireland/roderi…

'Corporate type passengers' got out of the way, but still got an earful 👀

Ireland needs to move with the times and permit ride sharing apps like Uber into the Irish market. It’ll allow for more drivers across the country. The amount of younger people I’ve seen from my time in Toronto who made it their part time job was huge. Lots of positives to it.

'Nordie VPNs' - The Irish youth who only know Belfast and Derry from keying their postcodes into BBC iPlayer

Australia turning into a repeat of late 2010s Irish rental pressures.

Does mortgage borrowing rise at the 'prospect' of rate cuts?

Variable rate mortgages yes, but I'd have thought no for fixed rate mortgages (majority of new lending)? 🤔

Regular earnings up 4.3% YoY ticks the box for me.

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Children’s Health Ireland tonight disputing the labelling of postponed appointments as “cancellations”…

“The majority of delays/deferrals are due to patient-specific reasons and based on clinical decisions relating to the Patient’s medical condition at the time. Patients may…