ECB may be nearing end of rate cuts but trade war is a risk, policymaker says
European Central Bank interest rates may be close to bottoming out but uncertainty was high and the environment was prone ...
Read More Euro zone growth downgraded but employment holding up
The euro zone economy grew slower in the first quarter than initially estimated but employment held up well, indicating that ...
Read More Record personal loans for car, home improvement in 2024
A record €2.5 billion worth of personal loans were drawn down last year. These included loans for cars, home improvement ...
Read More Average interest rate on new mortgages falls again in March
New figures from the Central Bank show that the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland continued to fall ...
Read More Tánaiste in Brussels for EU talks on trade and tariffs
Tánaiste Simon Harris will travel to Brussels for meetings with European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and EU trade ministers to ...
Read More New economic indicator shows improvement in Ireland’s competitiveness ranking
New research has shown that Ireland’s international competitiveness ranking would improve if Modified Gross National Income (GNI*) is used as ...
Read More China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
The United States and China have slashed sweeping tariffs on each others’ goods for 90 days, after a temporary ceasefire ...
Read More First Home Scheme extended to 2027, with €30m more in funding
The Government has announced an additional €30m in funding and an extension to 2027 for the First Home Scheme (FHS). ...
Read More Over 125,000 premises connected under National Broadband Plan
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced that over 125,000 premises across ...
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