The Chief Operations Officer at Tuath Housing has said there is a need to “ramp up social and cost rental supply” to provide security for the next generation. Bronagh D’Arcy said decisions taken in this year’s budget will be “critical” as the Approved Housing Body released its annual report today. It emphasises that demand continues […]
US President Donald Trump has threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. “Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. His comments appear targeted at European countries […]
US President Donald Trump has threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. “Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. His comments appear targeted at European countries […]
Consumer sentiment recovered in August from a near two-year low as concerns about the impact of tariffs on European Union exports to the US appeared to ease, a survey showed today. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Survey improved to 61.1 in August from 59.1 in July. The reading is below the 72.1 level posted in […]
Consumer sentiment recovered in August from a near two-year low as concerns about the impact of tariffs on European Union exports to the US appeared to ease, a survey showed today. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Survey improved to 61.1 in August from 59.1 in July. The reading is below the 72.1 level posted in […]
The number of derelict properties around the country has fallen, according to the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report. The analysis is based on a study of the stock of houses and apartments across Ireland. The report also showed the number of new addresses added to the database was up 33,000 in the 12 months to […]
The number of derelict properties around the country has fallen, according to the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report. The analysis is based on a study of the stock of houses and apartments across Ireland. The report also showed the number of new addresses added to the database was up 33,000 in the 12 months to […]
German economy shrank 0.3% in second quarter as US tariffs slowed exports Germany’s economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, as demand from its top trading partner the US slowed following months of buying ahead in anticipation of US tariffs. The statistics office today revised […]
Dutch online bank Bunq has received a €2.6m fine for failures in its money laundering controls, Dutch central bank DNB said today. Bunq said it disagreed with DNB’s decision, to which it has formally objected. DNB said Bunq was fined in May for “serious shortcomings” in four cases between January 2021 and May 2022, in […]
New figures from Worldpanel by Numerator show that grocery inflation continued to rise in August, increasing from 5.43% to 5.86% now. Today’s figures show that shoppers contributed an additional €68.2m to the grocery market’s overall performance in August, due to several festivals, sell-out concerts and the Galway Races. Take-home value sales rose 6.2% over the […]
