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Ireland’s national debt reached equivalent of €42,500 per person in 2018 The amount of debt owed by the state rose to the equivalent of €42,500 for every person in the country last year, according to a new report released by the Government. The Annual Report on Public Debt shows that Ireland’s debt mountain stood at […]
Read MoreIreland’s national debt reached equivalent of €42,500 per person in 2018 The amount of debt owed by the state rose to the equivalent of €42,500 for every person in the country last year, according to a new report released by the Government. The Annual Report on Public Debt shows that Ireland’s debt mountain stood at […]
Read MoreEuro zone bond yields sink further as trade war steps up Euro zone government bond yields slid back towards recent lows on Tuesday as investors remained cautious on risk after the US branded China a currency manipulator, escalating their trade war. Safe-haven bond yields fell, while global stocks extended already substantial losses on Tuesday, after […]
Read MoreManufacturing production down 9% in June – CSO Production in the manufacturing industry dropped by 9% in June compared to May 2019, according to the latest Central Statistics Office data. Annually, production for June was down 2.1% when compared with the same month last year. Seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production for the three months […]
Read MoreManufacturing production down 9% in June – CSO Production in the manufacturing industry dropped by 9% in June compared to May 2019, according to the latest Central Statistics Office data. Annually, production for June was down 2.1% when compared with the same month last year. Seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production for the three months […]
Read MoreMarkets braced for increased volatility as Brexit and US-China trade row ramps up Traders are preparing for a period of increased market volatility in the coming weeks, as the Brexit deadline approaches and the US-China trade dispute heats up. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Neil Wilson, chief market analyst with Markets.com, said the potential disruption […]
Read MoreMarkets braced for increased volatility as Brexit and US-China trade row ramps up Traders are preparing for a period of increased market volatility in the coming weeks, as the Brexit deadline approaches and the US-China trade dispute heats up. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Neil Wilson, chief market analyst with Markets.com, said the potential disruption […]
Read MoreBusiness activity growth at 3 month low, according to AIB PMI survey Business activity in Ireland’s service sector expanded at the slowest pace in three months during July, amid the first reduction in foreign demand since November 2016. According to the AIB Services Purchasing Managers Index survey, overall new order growth eased to a three […]
Read MoreBusiness activity growth at 3 month low, according to AIB PMI survey Business activity in Ireland’s service sector expanded at the slowest pace in three months during July, amid the first reduction in foreign demand since November 2016. According to the AIB Services Purchasing Managers Index survey, overall new order growth eased to a three […]
Read MoreTough Brexit talk fuels sharp drop in sterling Sterling fell sharply yesterday as both candidates to become UK prime minister talked up their willingness to execute a hard Brexit during Conservative Party leadership debates. On the eve of the Brexit referendum, it cost 76.5 pence to buy one euro. Now, with a hard Brexit fast […]
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