Price increases in store for consumers from Monday
Inflation in Ireland has fallen significantly in recent months, but a number of cost increases will weigh on consumers from next Monday. From midnight on 1 April, the cost of ...
Read More Bill to introduce pension auto-enrolment scheme to go before Cabinet for approval
The Minister for Social Protection will seek Cabinet approval today for draft legislation designed to set up the new pension auto-enrolment system. If enacted, the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System ...
Read More Record levels of first-time mortgages approved in Feb
Mortgage approvals for first-time buyers hit a record annualised high in February. Figures from Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) show that in the year to the end of ...
Read More ESRI forecasts return to growth in household incomes this year as inflation falls
The ESRI has upgraded its outlook for economic growth this year, amid falling inflation, an expected normalisation of exports and moderate expansion of the domestic economy. In its Quarterly Economic ...
Read More Credit unions main lender for personal loans – research
Overall non-performing consumer loans at banks and credit unions remain near recent historical lows, despite a slight increase observed in new early arrears cases. That is according to a new ...
Read More ECB confident wage growth slowdown on track – Lane
The European Central Bank is increasingly confident that wage growth is slowing back toward more normal levels, potentially opening the door to rate cuts, ECB chief economist Philip Lane said ...
Read More Consumer sentiment falls in March amid ongoing caution
Consumer sentiment dropped again this month, new research has found, amid ongoing caution and concern. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index found rising living costs and another increase in fuel ...
Read More Wholesale electricity prices down almost 47% in past year
There was a decrease in the price of wholesale electricity in February 2024 with prices 15.3% lower than the previous month. The price of electricity was 46.8% lower than in ...
Read More Europe’s IPO market hits bump but recovery still on course, bankers say
A strong debut by Swiss skincare company Galderma on Friday is steadying nerves around Europe’s IPO market, a day after a poorly received listing from German retailer Douglas, bankers said. ...
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