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Interest Rates

Interest Rates

Latest major ECB interest rate hike called into doubt by banking turmoil

The sector has been rocked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse
  • Bloomberg
  • March 16, 2023
Housing

Finance Ireland mortgage interest rates jump above 6% after latest price hike

The move is in response to the rise in European rates, which have surged in recent months
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • March 13, 2023
Economy

ECB unlikely to signal another big interest rate hike due to SVB, economists say

It had previously been predicted that officials would give guidance on rate increases as they look to tackle inflation
  • Bloomberg
  • March 13, 2023
Economy

European interest rates expected to be hiked four more times

Officials have said that higher rates, which have significantly raised borrowing costs, will stay for the rest of the year
  • Bloomberg
  • March 10, 2023
Economy

Irish state’s cost of borrowing triples following interest rate surge

The yields on offer to investors from the NTMA are the highest in almost a decade
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • March 9, 2023
Interest Rates

Philip Lane indicates European interest rates will continue to rise

European Central Bank’s chief economist says inflation must be reined in
  • Emmet Ryan
  • 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
Economics

Christine Lagarde says interest rate hikes may need to continue

The European Centreal Bank president said she won’t speculate on a peak for interest rates, which have surged in recent months
  • Bloomberg
  • March 2, 2023
Housing

Housebuilder Cairn Homes says surging interest rates will stop Irish house price rises

Operating profits at the company nearly doubled after a strong rise in sales
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • March 2, 2023
Private Equity

‘There’s still a lot of strategic capital and private equity money looking to be invested’

Melior Equity Partners co-founders Peter Garvey and Jonny Cosgrave, two of the most experienced deal makers in Ireland, look at deal volume and business valuation trends over the past two years and give their forecast for the rest of 2023
  • Lorcan Allen
  • February 26, 2023
Economics

Aidan Regan: Young renters and lower earners will pay the price for ECB’s anti-inflation strategy

There’s plenty of pain, but the only gain will be for the banks from the EU central bank’s plan to slow inflation to 2 per cent by turning the screw on the housing market
  • Aidan Regan
  • 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
Banking

Profits fall by $1.4 billion at HSBC following sale of French retail operations

Asia-focused bank reports surge in last quarter, however, as profit before tax increased by $2.5 billion to $5.2 billion, helped by rising interest rates
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • February 21, 2023
Banking

Finance Ireland raises variable mortgage rates by 1%

The move means the non-bank lender’s rate will now be between 5.75 per cent and 6.15 per cent
  • Emmet Ryan
  • February 14, 2023
Banking

Irish homeowners face mortgage hikes as banks raise rates again following fresh ECB increase

AIB and Bank of Ireland have both confirmed they will increase mortgage interest rates after the ECB raised rates by half a percentage point to 3%
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 2, 2023
Economics

European interest rates set to rise by a further 0.5%

The move will further push up the cost of borrowing as officials look to limit inflation
  • Bloombergand
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • February 2, 2023
Economics

‘Hawkish noises from ECB mean high interest rate hikes are likely’ – expert

Analyst says consecutive half-point hikes are likely amid speculation over whether European policymakers will slow interest rate rises
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 1, 2023
Companies

Future is bright for 70% of SMEs

Despite inflation and drop off in spending, survey shows majority are optimistic about economic conditions this year
  • Lorcan Allen
  • January 29, 2023
Banking

Senior bankers turn to union as negotiations over move to Davy stall

It is understood that Bank of Ireland plans to transfer up to 30 private client managers from its in-house wealth management unit to Davy, but the move is not going smoothly
  • Lorcan Allen
  • January 29, 2023
Economy

End in sight for mortgage holders as interest rate hikes to peak in May

Monthly tracker repayments have surged as officials have increased rates in response to surging inflation
  • Paul O'Donoghueand
  • Bloomberg
  • January 27, 2023

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