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Warning that some goods could double in price with Brexit

The Irish Road Haulage Association is warning trade will be “severely upset” because of Brexit and the price of some ...
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Building sector sees sharp drop following mid-summer surge

Construction activity plunged again last month following an earlier post-lockdown increase, as the economic impact of the pandemic weighs on ...
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Ireland ‘not a winner’ as larger countries to gain more from digital tax

Proposals to tax the digital economy being brought to the G20 next month are more likely to favour large economies ...
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Living wage to remain unchanged at €12.30 for coming year

The Living Wage rate is to remain unchanged at €12.30 per hour for the coming year, following fresh calculations. The ...
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Deutsche Bank to close 20% of domestic branches in coronavirus shift

Deutsche Bank plans to close one in five branches in its home market in Germany as it seeks to save ...
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ECB must ‘very carefully’ assess data on patchy recovery, Lagarde says

Europe’s economic rebound is uncertain and uneven, requiring “very careful” assessment of incoming data, including the evolution of the coronavirus ...
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Number of PUP claimants falls just 3,600 in last week

The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen by just 3,600 in the last week. In ...
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WTO says US tariffs on China are not justified and breach trade rules

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has undercut the main justification for US President Donald Trump’s trade war against China, saying ...
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Strong retail data support sterling, but outlook remains bleak

Sterling got support today from data showing British shoppers kept increasing spending last month, taking sales further above their pre-Covid-19 ...
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