Global fund managers hoard cash at 9/11 levels amid stagflation fears
Some 77% of fund managers expect slow growth and high inflation, survey finds
Michael Hartnett
Stocktake: Investors turn their back on tech stocks
Bank of America’s monthly fund manager survey shows allocations to technology stocks have plunged over the last month
Stocktake: Fund managers may not be bearish enough
Dash to cash now at level associated with above-average short-term returns
Stocktake: No hint of irrational exuberance in fund managers
Amid fears the Fed may be about to get hawkish, there has been a dash to cash
Stocktake: Retail investors more convinced of market bubble
Bullish outlook remains despite assessment of stock value
Stocktake: Fund managers feeling very bullish right now
Optimism is high for a V-shaped recovery, but risk-taking is also at an all-time high
Festival in a Van: Bringing live performance to your door in a Covid-safe fashion
Here's an Irish solution to the coronavirus-shuts-down-the-arts problem
Investors cut China GDP expectations to lowest level in four years over coronavirus
Stocktake: A net 18% of fund managers now have positive growth expectations, down from 36%
Irish language project commissions 50 songs from composers at home and abroad
Michael Dervan speaks to six composers about themes of grief, nature and lamentation
Stocktake: Investors should stay ‘irrationally bullish’ on stocks
Investors increasingly bullish but not yet euphoric, Bank of America survey finds
FOMO grips stock investors as bull market lives on borrowed time
There is no shortage of potential banana skins facing equity markets, according to analysts
Stocktake: Fear of missing out grips bullish fund managers
‘Easy part’ of rally is over, but stocks still retain potential to maintain rising profile
Loco por Lorca: An Irish celebration of the great Spanish poet
For Loco por Lorca, Theo Dorgan and Cormac Breatnach made a joyous tapestry of four cultures and four languages
Danger here: Financial markets quake as trading screens flash dreaded R-word
Dublin’s Iseq share index has fallen 6.6% in seven weeks, leaving it the third worst-performing equity market since July
Stocktake: Buy gold says founder of world’s biggest hedge fund
Investors can only hope Trump fails in his latest attempt to bend the Fed to his will
Stocktake: Investors should be wary of bitcoin rally
Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks
Stocktake: Keep an open mind on Fed’s plans
Fed’s rate hike U-turn surprises investors; Woodford claims ‘spectacular’ returns on way
Will animal spirits drive a stock market melt-up?
Stocktake: Investors are still jumping in as FOMO trumps worry of losing money
Market predictions for 2018: Will ‘rational exuberance’ triumph?
. . . Or will the not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks market persist?
Don’t cry over tech selloff – it’s still the top performer
Stocktake: Tech stock fall is factor-led. Plus: Trump’s tax cuts; Weinstein’s ‘comeback’
‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now Award won by Paddy Bushe
Dublin-born poet wins €2,000 prize for his collection ‘On A Turning Wing’
Life’s Work: ‘The bookshop is a lovely life rather than a living’
John Donohoe, bookseller, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Is the US bull market ending ... or just beginning?
Stocks had ‘only’ fallen by 15% at February’s market bottom, but this has felt like a bear market for many investors
Paul Durcan: the most playful poet in Ireland
His latest book contains 67 poems on such disparate topics as the weather forecast, the Syrian war, a visit to the GP, retail therapy, clampers and Seamus Heaney. There is sadness, illness, anger and trademark humour
Teacher, poet and founder of an influential imprint
Michael Smith: September 1st, 1942 - November 15th, 2014
Poetry: Visions of Ireland that are challenging, affectionate – and funny
New collections of work by Valentin Iremonger, Gabriel Fitzmaurice and Kevin Higgins
Cracking the code of the Irish midlands
Cork-born film-maker Pat Collins is peering into the nooks and crannies of Ireland's centre ground. “The midlands are, maybe, more conservative. But... it’s actually hard to make an interesting film about liberals,” he says
Limerick native who was not afraid to speak out against strictured lifestyle
Patsy Harrold: March 10th, 1930-December 23rd, 2013
Stirring rendition of Enescu’s ‘Octet’
The RTÉ Vanbrugh and Jupiter String Quartets produced a blitz of energy
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