6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (164+ words) Irish electricity prices were the eighth most expensive in Europe in 2024, according to research from the Economic and Social Research Institute. Irish prices would have been the highest in the continent were it not for VAT reductions and energy credits…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (470+ words) US consumer prices increased by the most in nearly four years in March as the war with Iran boosted oil prices and the pass-through from tariffs persisted, further diminishing chances for an interest rate cut this year. The Consumer Price…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (144+ words) New provisional estimates from the Central Statistics Office show that households saved a total of "24 billion last year - an average of "2 billion per month. For 2025 as a whole, household total disposable income was provisionally estimated at "185 billion while consumer spending…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (282+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, two sources familiar with the matter have said. Anthropic…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (595+ words) A growing group of Federal Reserve policymakers felt last month that interest rate hikes might be needed to counter inflation that continued to exceed the Fed's 2% target, particularly given the inflationary impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran, according to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (232+ words) German exports rebounded more strongly than expected in February, official data showed today, but there was a surprise slump in industrial production. Exports were up 3. 6% compared with the previous month, according to preliminary data from statistics agency Destatis. Analysts surveyed…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (468+ words) The Central Bank has announced a change to its residential mortgage lending rules, which will provide greater flexibility for lenders to provide bridging finance. Bridging finance is short-term finance - with a maximum term of 18 months - which can be used to…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (166+ words) British house prices slid unexpectedly last month as economic uncertainty stemming from the Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax said today. UK house prices fell by 0. 5% month-on-month during March, Halifax said, following a 0. 3% increase in February. A Reuters…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (295+ words) European stock markets soared at the start of trading this morning after the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire, with investor relief sending the Frankfurt index surging 5%. Paris rallied 3. 5% and London jumped 3% in initial deals, with airlines among the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (277+ words) Homeowners looking to 'rightsize' to smaller properties are expected to benefit from the updated mortgage rules set to come into effect in the coming weeks. T'naiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has written to Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf…...