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Eurozone Growth Grinds to Halt as Energy Crisis Bites
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (435+ words) The Eurozone has seen its growth grind to a halt as a result of the ongoing Iran conflict, a new report from the Standard & Poor agency has found. April saw the end of the small incremental gains that economies within…...
Middle East crisis pushing up inflation, construction costs
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (565+ words) Inflation is likely to jump to between 3. 5% and 4% in March and April " up from 2. 7% in February " driven by the sharp rise in energy prices, Bank of Ireland says. In a research note, the bank's chief economist Conall Mac Coille said…...
Groceries up almost 7%, numerator finds
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) Grocery prices for the hard-pressed Irish consumer jumped by 6. 82% over the 12 weeks to 25 January, new data from Wordpanel by Numerator has found." The figures from the global consumer behaviour specialists revealed that Irish grocery shoppers spent "1. 2 billion in the four-week…...