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A new campaign will be launched today calling for the Government to honour its commitment to introduce a State pension rate of 34% of average earnings. The ‘Pension Promise Campaign’ involves SIPTU, the National Women’s Council, Age Action, Active Retirement Ireland and members of the Senior Citizens Parliament. The groups say a State pension rate […]

Almost half of people eligible for the Government’s rent credit tax relief scheme have yet to apply for the help, nine months after the policy was first announced. New figures obtained by RTÉ News show that despite the rent credit tax relief scheme plan being a cornerstone of Budget 2023, to date just 230,000 out […]

The European Central Bank risks losing sight of corporate profits as a driver of inflation – or “greedflation” in market parlance – by zeroing in on wage growth which still lags far behind prices, economists said on Friday. ECB President Christine Lagarde singled out rising salaries as a prime cause for high growth in prices […]

Oil prices were set to snap a two-week losing streak today amid optimism about higher energy demand from top crude importer China and a weaker dollar. Brent futures rose 20 cents (0.3%) to $75.87 a barrel by 0632 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was 16 cents (0.2%) higher, at $70.78 a barrel. […]

The European Central Bank needs to keep raising interest rates, policymakers said today, reaffirming the bank’s stance after fresh projections showed that inflation is even more stubborn than feared. The ECB raised interest rates to 22-year high of 3.50% on Thursday and said it would move again in July, continuing what has been the fastest […]

Euro zone consumer inflation sharply decelerated in May, the European Union’s statistics office confirmed today, with the core price growth measure, watched closely by the central bank, also slowing. Eurostat confirmed its earlier estimates that consumer inflation in the 20 countries did not change at all month-on-month in May resulting in a 6.1% rise year-on-year, […]

A decline in the numbers of people looking to switch mortgage provider or move home led to a decline in mortgage approvals in April, according to Banking and Payments Federation Ireland. There were a total of 3,899 mortgages approved in the month, down 13.7% on a monthly basis and 9.4% lower year-on-year. First time buyers […]

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank is meeting in Frankfurt today where it’s widely expected to increase interest rates by another quarter of one percent. This would bring the ECB’s base deposit rate to 3.5%. Various members of the ECB’s Governing Council have made clear in recent weeks that interest rates will go […]

Oil rebounded today after the previous day’s plunge, as data showed a jump in refinery runs at the world’s top crude importer China, though a weak economic backdrop capped gains. Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $73.59 a barrel by 0630 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 39 cents, or […]

Residential property prices nationally rose in April by 3.6% on an annual basis, according to the CSO. This compares to an annual rate of 4% in March. Prices nationally were static over the course of April. Prices have been falling slowly in Dublin since October. They are down 2% over the past three months but […]