Ulster Economix - The Podcast
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -Hosted by Ulster Bank Chief Economist Richard Ramsey, Ulster Economix - The Podcast keeps you up-to-date on the economy in Northern Ireland. The podcast tells you what you need to know each month, but not always what you want to hear.
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Episode 39 | Conspiracy of Silence – June 2024
July 02, 2024 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Andrew Webb Chief Economist with Grant Thornton
Episode 38 | Manufacturing Matters – May 2024
June 03, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive at Manufacturing NI
Episode 37 | Do Wee Care or Not? – April 2024
May 03, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Featuring Aoife Hamilton, Consultant at Employers for Childcare
Episode 36 | Confidence trick or boost? - March 2024
April 08, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Noyona Chundur, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
Episode 35 | Back in Business - February 2024
March 04, 2024 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Sir David Sterling KCB
Episode 34 | Third Party, Fire and Theft - January 2024
January 30, 2024 18:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Grant Thornton’s Chief Economist Andrew Webb
Episode 33 | Downturn under construction - November 2023
November 30, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Hosted monthly by Ulster Bank's Chief Economist, Richard Ramsey Featuring Mark Spence, CEO, Construction Employers Federation
Episode 32 | Trick or heat - October 2023
October 27, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring John French, Chief Executive at Utility Regulator
Episode 31 | Out of office - September 2023
September 29, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Anastasia Desmond, Assistant Economist at Ulster University Economic Policy Centre
Episode 30 | Rise and Fall? - August 2023
August 29, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Jordan Buchanan, Chief Operating Officer, PropertyPal
Episode 29 | When's it due? - June 2023
June 30, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Siobhan McAleer, Managing Director at The Mortgage Shop.
Episode 28 | Fiscal Hangxiety cure - Hair of the dog or cold turkey? - May 2023
May 31, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Dr Lisa Wilson from Nevin Economic Research Institute
Episode 27 | The Good Friday Agreement 25 years on - April 2023
April 27, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Episode 26 - The Good Friday Agreement 25 years on featuring Prof John Turner, Queens University Business School
Episode 26 | The world's most exciting economic zone - March 2023
March 31, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Episode 26 - The world's most exciting economic zone with Mark O'Connell, Executive Chairman at OCO Global
Episode 25 | Unhappy Anniversary - February 2023
February 28, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Episode 25 - Unhappy Anniversary with Mark Magill, Senior Economist at Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre.
Episode 24 | That's so last year with Andrew Webb - January 2023
January 13, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Andrew Webb, Chief Economist at Grant Thornton
Episode 23 | The Fall with Siobhan McAleer - November 2022
December 01, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Sorry, no Jamie Dornan or Gillian Anderson on this podcast. Just an economist and a mortgage broker chewing the fat. ‘The Fall’ refers to the continued fall in output, confidence and living standards am...
Episode 22 | The kindness of strangers is wearing thin - with Gareth Hetherington - October 2022
November 03, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Gareth Hetherington - Director of the Ulster University Economic Policy (NICEP) at Ulster University.
Episode 22 | The kindness of strangers is wearing thin - with Gareth Hetherington - October 2022
November 03, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Gareth Hetherington - Director of the Ulster University Economic Policy (NICEP) at Ulster University.
Episode 21 | In Liz We Trus(s)t with Andrew Webb - September 2022
September 30, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Andrew Webb, Chief Economist at Grant Thornton To say that September has been a dramatic month in politics is an understatement. It marked the end of an era in so many ways. Queen Elizabeth...
Episode 20 | The Cash Crunch with Sam McIlveen - August 2022
August 31, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Sam McIlveen, General Manager at NI Jobs (NIJobs.com) Throughout August we’ve heard lots of comparisons between today and 1976, given the heatwaves and drought that affected both years. 2022 h...
Episode 19 | Hiking season returns... time to head for the hill with Jordan Buchanan - May 2022
May 31, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Featuring Jordan Buchanan - PropertyPal Chief Economist We’ve become well used to price hikes with rampant inflation. But April was marked by tax hikes with the increase in National Insurance Contribut...
Episode 18 | Under the Tractor Bonnet with Cormac McKervey - April 2022
April 28, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Under the Tractor Bonnet featuring Cormac McKervey - Head of Agriculture at Ulster Bank NI The cost-of-living crisis hasn’t been the only crisis dominating the airwaves lately. Warnings of a global food...
Episode 17 | The Great Omission - March 2022
March 31, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Last week’s Spring Statement was initially supposed to be little more than an update on economic and fiscal forecasts. However, it had been overtaken by events; namely the cost-of-living crisis. Last m...
Episode 16 | Vlad the invader's price premium - February 2022
February 25, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Over the last week or so the UK has been battered by Dudley, Eunice and Franklin. Many households have been impacted by flooding and are knee-deep in water. We await to hear the ‘G’ and ‘H’ names of the...
Episode 15 | What's another year? - January 2022
January 31, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Listeners of a certain age may recall Johnny Logan taking to the stage in a black shirt and white suit to sing “What’s another year?” The Irish singer won the Eurovision Song Contest with that number almost 42 years ago. Economic conditions back in 1980 were grim with high unemployment in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. And both the UK and Ireland were ‘in Europe’ in the shape ...
Episode 14 | Economic ghosts of past present and future - December 2021
December 16, 2021 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.1 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. On the cusp of Christmas, it feels apt to reflect on the past, present and future of the local economy. And with issues like Covid, Brexit and rampant inflation very much on the agenda, there is no shortage of scary topics to discuss. 2021 was the year of the rebound and it was full steam ahead on the recovery with the roll out of vaccines facilitating that by allowing the economy to open up. Thi...
Episode 13 | The cost of living crisis 2.0 - The sequel - November 2021
November 30, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. COVID lockdowns meant 2020 was a year to forget for the film making industry and the movie watching public. No Time To Die, the latest film in the James Bond franchise was delayed three times because of the pandemic. Unlike 2020, 2021 has seen a steady stream of much anticipated sequels being released such as Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible 7 and last month’s Halloween Kills. Spiderman 3 an...
Episode 12 | Working 9-2 - October 2021
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. 2020 will be remembered for many things but low energy prices is probably not one of them. Fuel costs have rocketed since then and are now centre stage within an evolving cost-of-living crisis for households. Those on Universal Credit – that’s around 134,000 in Northern Ireland – are particularly vulnerable having lost their temporary £20 per week uplift last month. Reduced income and rising cos...
Episode 11 | Breaking Bad - September 2021
September 30, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. There has been no shortage of drama on the economic and political fronts during September. And the drama is focussed on shortages. A number of crises, that have been the subject of previous podcasts, are converging. These include supply chain disruption, inflationary pressures and adapting to Brexit. Shortages are becoming ever more problematic from labour to energy. We have had supply chain d...
Episode 10 | Survival of the richest - August 2021
August 27, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Recessions traditionally follow a standard playbook. A fall in output followed by a lagged rise in job losses and unemployment triggering a decrease in consumer spending hitting retail sales and the housing market. That was the typical path of recessions. The COVID-19 pandemic spawned a new recessionary variant. The UK economy posted its biggest slump in output in over 300 years. Yet a comparab...
Episode 9 | How it started… how it’s going - June 2021
July 02, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBThe Ulster Economix Podcast. The podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. Five years have passed since the EU referendum. The result was clear, but the outworking of Brexit has not. That is because Brexit is a process and not an event. It has been...
Episode 8 | For Flake's Sake - May 2021
May 28, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBThe Ulster Economix Podcast. The podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. It could be said that we have a Ketchup bottle economy at the minute. Shake a ketchup bottle and nothing happens. But eventually we will get covered in red sauce as the block...
Episode 7 | Brewster's Millions - April 2021
April 30, 2021 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. EPISODE 7 – Brewster’s Millions In the 1985 film Brewster’s Millions, Richard Pryor’s character is left a £300 million fortune. Provided Monty Brewster meets the challenge of blowing $30 million in th...
Episode 6 | The Wonder Years - March 2021
March 31, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThe Ulster Economix Podcast. The podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. March saw the end of another historic Rugby Six Nations. Scotland may not have won but they certainly rolled back the years by beating England at Twickenham for the first tim...
Episode 6 | The Wonder Years
March 31, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThe Ulster Economix Podcast. The podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. It is better to be prepared for the economic environment we are operating in and not the world we would like to be in. March saw the end of another historic Rugby Six Nations. Scotland may not have won but they certainly rolled back the years by beating England at Twickenham for the first tim...
Episode 5 | Gin & tonic put on ice - February 2021
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. Neither Armageddon nor nirvana. That’s how the chair of Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee described the first month of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Michael Gove introduced an aviation metaphor to describe the turbulence so far. According to Gove – “We all know that when an aeroplane takes off that’s t...
Episode 5 | Gin & tonic put on ice
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThe podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear. Neither Armageddon nor nirvana. That’s how the chair of Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee described the first month of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Michael Gove introduced an aviation metaphor to describe the turbulence so far. According to Gove – “We all know that when an aeroplane takes off that’s t...
Episode 4 | Trucking Hell - January 2021
January 29, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBNew Year, new era. January has already heralded much change on both sides of the Atlantic. There is a new president in the White House with Joe Biden. In the UK, the Brexit transition period has ended and through the EU and UK's Trade and Cooperation Agreement, signed last month, a new chapter in the UK-EU relations has begun. The UK-EU deal that has been secured is unique in that it is the only trade deal in history which creates and adds barriers to trade rather than remove them.
Episode 3 | Breakthrough - November 2020
November 30, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBYou wait ages and then three come along at once. Since March, it has been clear that a highly effective vaccine is required to cope with COVID-19. A sustained and meaningful economic recovery can only take hold if one is found. Following the encouraging news on three potential vaccines hope has returned. First out of the traps was Pfizer and BioNTech successful trials. Their news saw the share price of Zoom & Peloton slump and those of airlines and cruise ships soar. A fresh round of lockd...
Episode 2 | Lock-tober Fest - October 2020
October 30, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MBTraditionally a month renowned for its beer festivals and socialising, October is shaping up to be quite the opposite, with the second wave of restrictions hitting the hospitality sector. These have been applied to varying degrees across the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. With the daily COVID-19 cases surging across much of Europe, any hopes of a V-shape recovery have been snuffed out. So what the local economy in Northern Ireland? what is the incoming economic data and news telling u...
Episode 1 | Tipping Point - September 2020
September 30, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.31 MBThe summer has been and gone. So what about the local economy? What is the incoming economic data and news telling us about the local economy and the strength of the recovery? During the month of August, the public were encouraged to Eat Out To Help Out to support the hospitality sector. September it wasn't so much get out, but get back in. A resurgence in the virus triggered a change in tact from Health Secretary Matt Hancock as he warned the country was at a tipping point with the onse...