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Inflation

Companies

Kenmare forecasts weaker demand due to falling commodity prices

Irish mining company, which operates the Moma mine in Mozambique, said last week that it would return over $50 million in dividends to shareholders
  • Lorcan Allen
  • March 26, 2023
Banking

ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos on risky non-banks: ‘the soft spot in the system’

For the vice-president of the European Central Bank, bringing inflation in the euro area back to 2 per cent is the ultimate goal – but he is concerned about vulnerabilities in the burgeoning shadow banking sector
  • Daniel Murray
  • March 26, 2023
Inflation

‘The market has probably overreacted’: why Credit Suisse won’t deter the ECB’s fight on inflation

Analysts have predicted that the ECB will keep hiking rates at its next meeting in May but warn that the next six weeks will be crucial
  • Donal MacNamee
  • March 23, 2023
Companies

‘People’s knowledge of coffee has evolved, so it’s up to us to drive innovation’ - Nespresso Ireland chief

Anna Lundstrom says the company, which recently doubled the size of its Dundrum location, is still working to understand post-pandemic consumer behaviour
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 20, 2023
Housing

Housing inflation continues to slow, but prices still rising above boom-era peak

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown was the most expensive place to buy property in the entire country
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • March 15, 2023
Housing

Housing commencements ‘flatlining’ – Goodbody report

Issues around planning are threatening the future pipeline of housing developments, according to the analysis
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 13, 2023
Company Watch

FBD to return up to €100 million to shareholders

The insurer has reported profit before tax of €74 million for 2022, which, while down from €110 the previous year, is well ahead of market expectations
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 11, 2023
Economics

Inflation to keep easing in 2023 even as household incomes recover

New Central Bank bulletin says the government should ‘unwind’ cost of living supports in order to reduce inflationary pressures on the economy
  • Donal MacNamee
  • March 8, 2023
Economy

Consumer expectations for eurozone inflation recede ‘significantly’ - European Central Bank

The pullback comes just over a week before policymakers are due to set borrowing costs, with a half-point hike in the deposit rate to 3 per cent all but guaranteed
  • Business Post
  • March 7, 2023
Housing

State to pay €40m to help DCU build over 400 ‘unviable’ student beds

The strategy marks the first time the state has provided direct financial support in the construction of student accommodation amid surging inflation
  • Donal MacNamee
  • March 7, 2023
Inflation

Shoppers spend more as grocery inflation increases – Kantar

Grocery price inflation hits record high of 16.4% in three months to end of February
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 6, 2023
Consumer

Eight in ten consumers change non-essential spending habits over last six months – PwC survey

Three quarters of Irish consumers said that rising prices has been the most frequently experienced issue since December
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 6, 2023
Companies

Revenue tops €1bn at food group Aryzta

Organic revenue growth at the Cuisine de France owner increased 25.4 per cent
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • March 6, 2023
Inflation

Eurozone inflation barely slows despite rate hikes

Policymakers are concerned that elevated prices will continue and lead workers to seek bigger pay rises.
  • Bloomberg
  • March 2, 2023
Economy

Inflation rises back up to 8% in February

Energy prices in Ireland fell by 0.2 per cent in February bringing the annual rate of energy inflation to just over 29 per cent
  • Business Post
  • March 1, 2023
Work

Workers’ earnings rises at half the rate of inflation

Earnings in Ireland have increased to an average of more than €900 per week
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • February 28, 2023
Property

Rents at HSE-owned properties to rise due to construction inflation, health facilities investor warns government

London-based Primary Healthcare Properties, which leases assets to the HSE and other government bodies, owns a portfolio of 20 assets in Ireland valued at more than €250 million
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • February 27, 2023
Economy

Ibec upgrades forecast as inflation predicted to fall below 4%

Business lobby group says prolonged recession in Europe is unlikely this year due to reduced exposure to energy price inflation
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 27, 2023
Comment

Lucinda Creighton: The government’s cost of living package feels more like a giveaway budget

Ministers may regret not taking the advice of the likes of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, which advocated for measures that were temporary and targeted at the most vulnerable
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • February 26, 2023
Banking

Ian Guider: Don’t hold your breath for a better return on your bank savings

Why would the banks offer better returns on cash deposits, when they have no competitive reason to do so?
  • Ian Guider
  • February 23, 2023

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