fliball123 wrote: » So if there is no vaccine then no cure ala HIV. They already have a timetable of september or sooner for a antidote to the virus and with the increase in technology and DNA research I reckon this will be sooner. Using a computer we have already seen the first newly created antibiotic in years.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/20/antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bacteria-discovered-through-ai If I were a betting man I reckon we will have something before the summer if it does gets a lot worse
Mic 1972 wrote: » Many diseases you listed above still have no vaccine. I would take that into account because differently from them Covid can be passed easily and has a good enough incubation time to allow for spreading
Ush1 wrote: » Spinning where?
odyssey06 wrote: » I don't remember any country ever taking the kind of measures China deployed in Wuhan-Hubei. That's was would spook me 'cos it certainly spooked them.
Dav010 wrote: » Haven’t we heard this before? CJD/BSE, SARS, Ebola, AIDS, Swine flue etc. Not to make light of it, but not everyone who gets it dies and according to the news today 20 pharmaceutical companies are working on a flu vaccine for it. Heard a disease specialist from US being interviewed yesterday who said 64k people died in the US last year from the flu.
smurgen wrote: » Exactly.this is quiet different to all others. Cobra meeting in the UK. Harvard scientist warning 40-70% of the planet could be infected this could go on for months. And as regards China this could be their Chernobyl.
fliball123 wrote: » If your renting and you dont pay rent..see how long you get stay in there
fliball123 wrote: » Already there are 20 vaccines in the works. As I say SARS , Asian flu, spanish flu, HIV, Zika, the plague, the famine, Ebola, Mumps, Rubella, Typhoid, Corona Have I misses any?? Facts are the world has faced epidemic after epidemic and guess what, employment does not directly correlate to them. You could take a view that there will be a need for more doctors, nurses, medicine, research and development, Mask makers etc.. I cant see Corona doing too much damage to our employment levels
fliball123 wrote: » Last I checked we are at nearly full employment there companies actively looking to import labour due to shortages, keep spinning there
Mic 1972 wrote: » A lot has happened in the last few days, since the outbreak in Italy. it is a possibility that an outbreak in Europe will effect employment too if the economy is impacted
awec wrote: » Not true. There are many people who would have bought at the absolute peak in 2007 who are actually financially better off than those who have been renting in the mean time. They will have forked out less money.
pearcider wrote: » You’re failing to grasp that house prices have peaked and if you are thinking of buying this year, you are going to be buying into a falling market. So wait is my advice.
pearcider wrote: » What about moving to get another job. You can’t do that if you have a big mortgage under water. Your strategy is to ride out the recession on the dole and ignoring your mortgage. That’s nuts.
Ush1 wrote: » But you may not lose your job? The silly argument is not buying a house when you need one and have the means to get one.
pearcider wrote: » This is a silly argument. If you lose your job you’re better off without a mortgage. That’s a no brainer. The stress alone of debt in a recession kills people.
pearcider wrote: » Wow there’s a lot of property bulls in here. My point is the peak was last year and we will fall big time this year. Why pay more? Why not borrow 50% instead of 80%. Why not get a 4 bed in an area you want rather than a 3 bed out in commuterville. The Irish property market has been overinflated by cheap money and this era is now at an end. Why not wait a year and see how this crash plays out. Im trying to actually help potential buyers. The rest of you are trying to have them in huge debt to the banks going into a economic depression. I hope people don’t fall for it.
The Student wrote: » So we need more houses and liquidity dries up and you seem to think more houses will be built when access to finance is removed. Why would a builder/developer build if there is a risk they won't sell? Do you think a credit crunch/recession is suddenly going to increase the supply of properties?
pearcider wrote: » This coming from someone who is pretending this new virus is like seasonal flu. For your information, US stock market peaked in mid 2007 and bottomed in mid 2009 after a 50% fall. The US stock market has already fallen 10% this week. It took Irish property 2 more years to find the bottom in 2012. It will happen a lot quicker this time especially when people start passing away in significant numbers next winter. Spanish flu came in 3 waves peaking in the second winter. This is a lot more serious than seasonal flu and the worlds financial system is a lot more fragile than you think. You’d be mad to buy a house this year. Mad.
smurgen wrote: » Ya? How do you know that the coronavirus correction is just the trigger for a wider correction of asset prices? Theres alot of momentum trading at the moment. This could get extremely out of hand and we'll soon see how robust Ireland's economy is. At time's like this I'm happy I've a reasonable rent i can walk away from.https://twitter.com/WhistleIRL/status/1233402843438157824?s=19
ZX7R wrote: » Don't bank on it, In just 2 weeks China has cleared 70% of it's backlog of ordered exports , 50% of which has all ready been shipped. They believe they will be back to 100% productivity within 2 weeks. To be honest I believe them. You will start to see investors pump there money back into China Once China is back at 100% markets will stabilize
pearcider wrote: » Nice that you believe the CCP propaganda but China isn’t the problem. If this takes hold in the United States and Europe that will be the big problem. Ireland is way more dependent on the West than China.
JamesMason wrote: » The GLOBAL economy is in free fall with stock markets crashing everywhere. Make no mistake, this will have a huge effect on the Irish economy. Expect job losses and a decrease in demand for housing.
pearcider wrote: » So it’s always a good time to buy. Sherry Fitz is that you?
bubblypop wrote: » its not really one fits all though.
pearcider wrote: » I’m only referring to people who were thinking of buying this year and who are not currently homeless. Wait is my advice.
Dav010 wrote: » Or never, depending on your viewpoint.