Economics Interest rates will rise again in February and March, Central Bank chief saysGabriel Makhlouf says interest rates will rise at the next two meetings of the ECB, but says there is ‘uncertainty’ about policy decisions after that
Lending Irish mortgage rates third-lowest in eurozone last November, but increases on horizonNew figures show the average interest rate on new Irish home loans remained at 2.57% last November, but figures largely predate hikes from big Irish lenders
Inflation Philip Lane expects pay rises will cause a ‘second round’ of inflation in EuropeThe ECB chief economist also expects further interest rate hikes
Economy Eurozone inflation finally slows in sign of hope for European Central BankPrices in Ireland increased an estimated 9 per cent in the 12 months to the end of November compared to a 9.4 per cent increase the previous month
Banking Bank of Ireland increases rates on fixed mortgages by 0.25%The lender is the second of the three main banks to increase its mortgage prices
Economics Ibec expects interest rates to double againThe central European rate has already increased at a record pace since July
Finance AIB - High interest rates are a return to normalTracker mortgage customers face higher costs following the latest European Central Bank increase
Inflation Bank of Ireland confirms tracker mortage hike after ECB interest rates rise The European Central Bank this afternoon had doubled its key interest rate to the highest level in more than a decade
Finance Major lender Finance Ireland suspends long-term mortgages as interest rates climbFinance Ireland said it plans for the move to be temporary
Property New mortgage rates nearly double at one of Ireland’s biggest lendersFinance Ireland’s price increase is in response to the European Central Bank hiking rates
Economics US dollar to stay strong against euro and sterling, says currency expertThe ECB and Bank of England may find it hard to match the level of interest rate hikes coming from the Fed, says Moneycorp Europe’s Shane Murphy
Expert warns central banks not raising interest rates quickly enough to stem inflation crisisGlobal assets manager for €133 billion portfolio says a reversal is urgently needed for the world economy’s ‘extreme imbalance of capital and liquidity relative to investment demand’
Account holders’ name, address and date of birth to be held as part of Central Bank databaseDatabase of all accounts in the state to be maintained by regulator to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering
Business in 2022: Is the year of the squeeze upon us?With Covid-19 refusing to go away and question marks remaining over the viability of many businesses, inflation could be the hot topic in the financial world this coming year
Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m Consumers and the financial system were exposed to ‘serious potential risk’ due to IT systems control failings
Eugene Kiernan: Policy makers are changing their language around inflation rates The transitory narrative around rising rates could be shifting
Binance suspends Sepa transfers for Irish investorsIrish users of the cryptocurrency exchange, one of the largest in the world, have been blocked from making euro bank deposits
Analysis: Central banking’s brave new worldThe ambition of central bankers once was to ‘be boring’ but they now take on responsibility for policy objectives such as tackling inequality and climate change. Not all onlookers are pleased at this ‘self-defined mission creep’
Aidan Regan: Now is the time to rethink the state’s role in our economyEasier access to borrowing on bond markets, a lower than expected budget deficit and rising property prices offer opportunities to expand universal public services and reshape Ireland Inc
