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Economy

Manufacturing

Lower export demand hits manufacturing sector – report

Export sales resumed their downward trend in September
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • October 2, 2023
Sport

Cork council to continue sponsoring Ironman event due to 'significant’ contribution to local economy

Youghal competition has brought in €20 million to area since 2019
  • Sarah McGuinness
  • September 27, 2023

Simply Better
Back to School

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

Budget 2024

Government’s planned big spending budget could fuel inflation, Central Bank warns

The Central Bank forecasts inflation will average at 5.4 per cent this year, but will decline to 3.2 per cent and 2.3 per cent in 2025
  • Rebecca Black
  • September 20, 2023
Comment

John Walsh: Government should prioritise sustainable policies over auction politics in budget

Fiscal watchdog warns against overspending as election looms
  • John Walsh
  • September 10, 2023

Ellie Donnelly: Consumer spending driving US economy but demand to come under pressure

The chances of a recession may have decreased but that doesn’t mean that the good times can last forever
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • September 10, 2023
Dublin Economy

Spending by US tourists in Dublin grows but significant decline from UK visitors causes concern

The capital’s economy is rising across of number of areas but uncertainty remains
  • Aaron Rogan
  • September 7, 2023
Breaking News

Leo Varadkar rejects budget criticism from watchdog

Ifac urges government to pull back on the additional €4 billion budget spend planned for Budget 2024
  • Michael Brennan
  • September 6, 2023
Economy

ECB chief economist signals inflation will fall in autumn

Philip Lane offered cautiously optimistic take on inflation
  • Business Post
  • September 5, 2023
Companies

Volumes decline at Dublin Port as inflation, war in Ukraine impact performance

Passenger numbers on ferries increased by 13.6 per cent
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • September 5, 2023
Economy

Growth in the services sector slips to slowest rate this year

AIB Irish Services PMI dipped from 56.7 in July to 55.0 last month - still in the green zone, but the slowest rate of growth since January
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • September 5, 2023
Economy

Chinese banks to cut interest rates in fresh stimulus bid

Move will apply to both mortgage and deposit rates
  • Business Post
  • August 30, 2023
Inflation

ECB on track for one last hike in September - Bloomberg poll

Money markets currently price a 70 per cent chance of a 25 basis-point ECB hike next month
  • Business Post
  • August 14, 2023
Economy

UK economy grows unexpectedly rapidly in June

The Q2 growth of 0.2 per cent was above expectations
  • Business Post
  • August 11, 2023
Economy

China slips into deflation as recovery stutters

Producer prices fell for a 10th consecutive month, contracting 4.4 per cent in July from a year earlier
  • Business Post
  • August 9, 2023
Banking

Italian government softens shock bank windfall tax in bid to calm market turmoil

The country’s biggest lenders are scrambling to claw back gains after a detrimental day of trade on Tuesday
  • Business Post
  • August 9, 2023
Companies

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong tumble amid disappointing trade data

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slid as much as 2.6 per cent
  • Bloomberg
  • August 8, 2023
Economy

Economy’s outperformance won’t last ‘indefinitely’, Ibec warns

Domestic demand is forecast to grow by 3.4 per cent this year, but is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent in 2024
  • Cónal Thomas
  • August 2, 2023
Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector saw continuing contraction in July

A muted demand environment continued to impact on the sector
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • August 1, 2023
Economy

Economy performed ‘reasonably well’ in the second quarter – McGrath

Inflation was at an estimated at 4.6 per cent in July
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • July 28, 2023
Tech

Apple to keep iPhone 15 targets high as it considers raising price of Pro models

Move comes as tech giants navigates projected decline in smartphone market
  • Business Post
  • July 25, 2023

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