Archive for April 2022

58% of Irish respondents, who do not currently own cryptocurrency, are interested in learning more or are likely to acquire it in the next 12 months, according to a new survey. The 2022 Global State of Crypto report, released by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, found that Irish people are the most ‘crypto-curious’ in the world followed…

Inflation continued to surge across Europe’s biggest economies this month, leaving households poorer as they picked up the bill for soaring energy costs in the wake of Russia’s shock invasion of Ukraine. Price growth hit multi-decade highs in Italy, France, Germany and Spain in March. This has intensified a policy dilemma for the European Central…

Oil prices seesawed today ahead of a meeting of consuming nations to discuss a new release of emergency oil reserves alongside a huge planned release by the US. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dipped 6 cents to $100.22 a barrel in early trade after trading as high as $101.75. The contract had slumped…

Irish businesses are emerging stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic than their global counterparts, according to new research by EY Ireland. 37% of Irish CEOs surveyed said their businesses have been reshaped positively in some form by the pandemic, compared with just 13% across the world. The findings suggest that Irish firms may be adapting faster…