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 […]
Senior officials have warned ministers that Ireland’s rapid growth in data centres is using up electricity capacity and adding to the risks around energy costs and climate targets. In a confidential memo issued in November last year, the Secretary General at the Department of Public Enterprise, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPER) said that soaring electricity […]
The US and the European Union agreed a joint statement on the framework trade deal struck at the end of July to end months of uncertainty for industries and consumers. Here are the main elements of the statement, produced after weeks of wrangling, spelling out what both sides have agreed to. EU to eliminate tariffs […]
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the estimated number of people in employment in the second quarter of this year stood at 2,818,100, an increase of 2.3% compared with the same time a year ago. The CSO said the 2.3% rise in the number of people in employment was equivalent to 63,900 […]
