Sterling maintains gains amid expectations government will spend more
Sterling was slightly weaker today, though it maintained some gains above $1.30, after having its best week in two months ...
Read More Irish economy set to grow by 3.4% in 2020, according to EY forecast
Accountancy firm EY has revised upwards its economic forecast for this year. EY’s latest Economic Eye report said it expects ...
Read More Oil prices rise 1% and remain on course for weekly gain
Oil prices rose today and were on track for their first weekly gain since early January as investors bet the ...
Read More Exports reached record levels of €152 billion last year – CSO
The country’s export levels reached record levels last year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. More ...
Read More Euro zone GDP slows as expected in fourth quarter
Euro zone economic growth slowed as expected in the last three months of 2019 as gross domestic product shrank in ...
Read More EU leaves euro zone growth forecast unchanged for this year and next
The European Commission has today kept its economic forecast for moderate euro zone growth for this year and 2021. But ...
Read More New sources of tax needed to fund pensions – OECD
The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has said that Ireland’s population will age more rapidly than most other ...
Read More House prices grow at slowest rate in six years – CSO
Residential property prices posted their lowest annual growth in over six years in December, increasing by 0.9% after prices in ...
Read More Euro zone industrial output tumbles more than expected in December
Euro zone manufacturing output plunged more than expected in December ending a weak quarter for the single currency area, official ...
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