Further 0.25% increase in interest rates expected from ECB today
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to raise interest rates again at a meeting of its Governing Council in ...
Read More Mortgage activity slows but lending to FTB remains robust
The volume of new mortgages drawn down by first-time buyers in the second three months of the year fell for ...
Read More Government extends Abhaile scheme for four more years
The Abhaile scheme, which supports families who are in serious or long-term mortgage arrears and are at risk of losing ...
Read More 20% never carry cash, younger people leading the way
Younger people are leading the way when it comes to cashless living, with half of 18-24 year olds saying they ...
Read More Oil edges higher, buoyed by tighter supplies
Oil prices rose today, buoyed by evidence of tightening supplies and economic stimulus in slow-recovering China. Brent futures were up ...
Read More ‘Consumers feeling strengths as well as strains’
The pressures facing Irish consumers are fading but are far from finished, according to the Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index, ...
Read More Annual wholesale electricity prices down over 35% in June
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the price of wholesale electricity in June rose by 11.3% from May, ...
Read More ‘Embarrassment of riches’ should be spent on capital infrastructure – Goodbody
The chief economist at stockbroker Goodbody said he supports a proposed new capital spending stabilisation fund for the country’s “embarrassment ...
Read More New home construction starts down 16% in June
The number of new homes that building work commenced on in June was down 16% on the previous month. However, ...
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