Cliff Taylor: Government working overtime to get ‘bad news’ stories out of the wayJust look at what has happened over the last couple of weeks and the potential controversies that have been neutralised or put offSat Nov 21 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Welcome to Confidentiality Club gentlemenThe Fight Club rules of Irish confidentiality were emphasised by the IBRC Special LiquidatorsSat Nov 14 2015 - 03:04
Use economic growth to reduce national debt, EU advisesEU Commission advises that Irish use the benefits of recovery to reduce national debt as quickly as possibleFri Nov 13 2015 - 18:57
Timeline: events leading to IBRC confidentiality claimLiquidators first told inquiry of confidentiality claim on documents in AugustTue Nov 10 2015 - 12:39
Cliff Taylor: 200,000 pages of IBRC evidence that cannot be usedNo easy way out for the Government, but the problems were clear from the startTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
IBRC inquiry: Challenges ‘would succeed’ if confidential data usedAttorney General Máire Whelan expected to brief Cabinet on legal optionsTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Kevin Cardiff’s account of bank crisis due in book form in 2016Book by former Department of Finance head will be based on evidence to inquiryMon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Bailout final cost depends on what we can get for AIBTrickiest part of cutting bill is under way, as AIB starts to return cash to StateSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:06
‘Legal reasons’ shouldn’t prevent us from following our own moneyEamon Ryan says Nama’s dealings should be disclosed after it completes asset sell-offMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Mr President, is economic recovery not a good thing?It was more reality than ideology that drove need to cut spending and increase taxesSat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
Ground impact: weighing up the interest rate environmentThe European Central Bank is pricing in the possibility that rates could be cut into negative territoryFri Oct 30 2015 - 07:58
Long-term interest rates fall again on world economy concernsLower rates part of global moves showing worries about outlook for world economyWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:00
Next two budgets will be more constrained, latest figures suggestPressure to come from ageing population and pay rises from Lansdowne Road dealTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Blaming Central Bank for housing crisis is a mistakeAlan Kelly says Central Bank has ‘wrecked’ housing market for buyers and its rules have ‘hammered’ house-buildingMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Rail strike a taste of things to comeFinances need to be stabilised as they must be in health, education and childcareSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:04
New evidence of Central Bank speeding up sale of IBRC liquidation bondsBank had committed to selling €500m per year, but has disposed of €1.5bn so far in 2015Fri Oct 23 2015 - 16:11
Finance Bill shows signs of scrutiny of corporate tax regime'Knowledge development box' strictly drawn up to comply with OECD guidelinesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Why we should learn to love the USCIt is a big ugly, progressive collector of money that is hard to avoid and we will need it in the futureSat Oct 17 2015 - 02:58
Rising tax bills will erode USC cut, according to ESRI analysisThe least well-off will be the only income groups not to gain from the budgetThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:01
Cliff Taylor: USC bazooka just part of re-election armoury‘There is no doubt in anyone’s mind what Budget 2016 is really about’Wed Oct 14 2015 - 21:00
Budget 2016: What does it mean for your pocket?Analysis: Big winners will be self-employed and familiesTue Oct 13 2015 - 15:22
Your budget: Gains of up to €1,000 or more for many expected todayBudget 2016 - a lot more for your pocket but no going back to pre-crisis tax levelsTue Oct 13 2015 - 10:37
Department disputes €3bn giveawayFinance disputes analysis that supplementaries will double packageTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Budget 2016: Coverage on irishtimes.comLive blog starts at noon with in-depth analysis and political reaction throughout the dayMon Oct 12 2015 - 16:52
Cliff Taylor: All is well in the Irish parallel economic universe - but for how long?The world is looking like a risky place, with a real sense of growing unease internationally about the outlookSat Oct 10 2015 - 02:00
The big focus for taxpayers will be cuts in the USCIt will be a case of keeping it simple for the GovernmentFri Oct 09 2015 - 18:27
Digicel blames weak US market for shelving flotation planProspective investors were unwilling to sign up for company stock at targeted price levelWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
New Central Bank governor will have to pick fights and win friendsFor Honohan’s replacement the job of restructuring the financial sector is far from overWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Irish tax defence crucial as OECD seeks to level playing fieldBigger countries will try to grab tax revenue as State exits era of ‘double Irish’Tue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Don't believe the spin, multinationals will pay more taxOECD review will bring the familiar chest-beating, ducking and finger-pointing which this subject always createsSun Oct 04 2015 - 08:57
North Wall site chosen for NTMA headquartersPreliminary negotiations between agency and developer are due to begin shortlyThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
State paid €9bn interest on borrowings to bailout banksC&AG calculates the total cost of bank bailout for the State has been €60 billion to dateTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:18
C&AG report shines a forensic light on State spendingAnalysis: Biggest numbers emerge in State watchdog’s examination of bank bailoutTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:16
Preferred bidder for Project Jewel to be announcedConsortium including Allianz Real Estate and UK firm Hammerson thought to have submitted highest bid for portfolio of loansMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Budget battle should be about dividing the pieEU rules mean next government will have to confront choices in a much more upfront waySat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Moody’s upgrade set to support NTMA’s efforts to sell debtOutlook for Irish debt upgraded from stable to positive by ratings agencySat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Growth figures good news, but room for giveaways still limitedChallenge now lies in maintaining expansion in exports and consumer spendingThu Sept 10 2015 - 21:13
Cliff Taylor: Why the new Central Bank governor will need sharp elbows‘We are told that the executive search spanned all the major continents with the exception of South America’Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: EU rules stymie Ministers on budget giveaways despite buoyant tax receiptsIn the old Irish budgetary game the tactic is to keep what you have and grab as much extra as possibleFri Sept 04 2015 - 08:30
Analysis: Buoyant tax revenues to help drive economic recoveryBorrowings likely to be under 2% of GDP, but scope for budget largesse remains restrictedThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Global market turmoil not just a case of the late-summer jittersBattle is on between those who believe world growth is under serious threat and those who say things will work outTue Sept 01 2015 - 13:47
Cliff Taylor: Behind market volatility lies one big fearCan western economies deliver economic growth and higher living standards as they did in the past?Sat Aug 29 2015 - 02:00
Hard landing in China would shake the worldWhat to watch out for in the global economySat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Three ways the recent market turmoil will affect youIf the world economy were to slow sharply, it would affect Ireland’s jobs and public financesFri Aug 28 2015 - 11:53
Markets face further turmoil as China cuts fail to calm fearsWall Street experienced more dramatic swings during the biggest rally of the yearWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
Is it all over? Where will the market rollercoaster take us next?Cliff Taylor tackles the five big question arising from the turmoilTue Aug 25 2015 - 12:34
Black Monday: why did it happen, what does it mean, where next?More share volatility is likely as economic data from China is closely scrutinisedTue Aug 25 2015 - 07:00
Market turmoil raises fears for global growthInvestors dump stock market shares on worst day since the 2008 financial crisisTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
‘Wait and see’ for Ireland as world markets volatileFalls of the last few trading days will be a knock to investment and pension fundsMon Aug 24 2015 - 13:08
