Gold hits record high on safe-haven demand amid tariff threats
Gold prices rose to hit a lifetime high today, sparked by safe-haven demand due to US tariff threats, while the ...
Read More Euro zone economy stagnated in last quarter, foreshadowing weak 2025
The euro zone economy stagnated last quarter as worried consumers zipped up their purses, adding to fears that a long-predicted ...
Read More Bank of Ireland increases growth forecast for domestic economy for 2025
Bank of Ireland has increased its growth forecast for the domestic economy for this year. It said modified domestic demand ...
Read More European Central Bank expected to cut interest rates by 0.25%
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates by 0.25% when its governing council meets today. This will ...
Read More First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns hit highest level since 2007
Mortgage drawdowns by first-time buyers (FTB) hit the highest level since 2007 last year, new figures show. The data from ...
Read More Over 80% of consumers targeted by scammers last year
Over 80% of Irish consumers were targeted by scammers last year, new data shows. The research carried out by international ...
Read More GDP falls by 1.3% in fourth quarter, CSO preliminary estimate shows
A preliminary estimate from the Central Statistics Office today shows that gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1.3% in the ...
Read More Spain’s economy outperforms euro zone in 2024 with 3.2% growth
Spain’s economy expanded a stronger-than-expected 3.2% in 2024, by far outperforming its euro zone peers’ sputtering economies, preliminary data from ...
Read More US tech stocks, dollar rebound after DeepSeek-triggered selloff
Technology stocks regained some ground today with chipmaker Nvidia up about 2.5% in early trading, a day after it suffered ...
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