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Inflation fears increase as traders anticipate Fed interest rate hikes
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Ryanair drops 1.6% in Dublin even as oil prices dip on reports of ships moving through Strait of Hormuz
Irish inflation rises to 3.7% on back of energy price shock
Biggest drivers of increase are transport fuels and home heating oil
Coalition prepares €7bn budget against backdrop of potential economic turmoil
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Irish inflation could hit 7% if Hormuz blockade continues for rest of year – AIB
Real wage growth will be offset by higher rate of inflation, leaving households marginally worse off on average, bank says
European shares rally as miners and tech sectors advance
Investors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightly
Irish households may invest up to €7bn in savings scheme in first year, BPFI says
There is €170bn on deposit in the State
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MHL Hotel Collection completes €190m refinancing with AIB
Dublin’s College Green Hotel and Galmont Hotel in Galway among properties refinanced by John Malone-backed group
UK bond yields hit 1998 levels as political crisis deepens
Global Shares indexes fall as US inflation climbs and oil gains for third straight day
House building slows as Middle East conflict hits orders in Irish construction
Building of new homes fell sharply in April, according to latest AIB survey
Irish banks account for under half of all loans since 2019
However, institutions provide 88% of mortgages
Cars and home improvements drive personal lending to record €2.9bn
Consumers shrug off cost-of-living and trade concerns
Input price ‘surge’ bites Irish services sector as output shrinks in April
Gloom in transport, tourism and leisure business continues as overall service sector activity slows for first time in five years
Global markets rise amid barrage of earnings results
AIB closed up 0.8% on the day of its annual general meeting after it said new lending increased by 11% to €3.6bn
AIB new lending grows 11% as bank sees ‘very little’ Middle East impact
Gross loans on the bank’s balance sheet grew by 1.7 per cent for the period, to €73.5bn
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Monzo is the latest online bank to enter the Irish market
World markets fall as Middle East crisis rumbles on
Big loser on muted day in Dublin was budget airline Ryanair, which continued its recent downward turn to finish 1.4% lower
How can Bawag’s PTSB deal benefit Irish customers?
A key factor in the lack of competition in Irish banking has been that the big three only really operate in Ireland
Shares mixed as traders assess fragile US-Iran truce
Iseq down 1% as Ryanair declines on rising oil prices
Global markets dip as optimism over peace talks in the Gulf fades
Euronext Dublin finished down 1%, with Ryanair worst performer as it continues to deal with fallout from oil price rises
National debt down but we still owe €38,460 per person
Sequence of large budgetary surpluses over recent years has now reduced Ireland’s national debt to pre-pandemic levels
European shares dip amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
Irish stock exchange slides more than 1%, London’s FTSE 100 down 0.6%
Global markets end week on positive note over possible Gulf war resolution
Price of oil tumbles to €88 a barrel in afternoon trading
Bawag mulls plan to free up capital in PTSB to ease cost of €1.62bn deal
Austrian bank pledges to maintain PTSB’s headquarters in Dublin as well as a ‘meaningful branch footprint’ for two years
How PTSB came back from a near-death experience to challenge AIB and Bank of Ireland
Many thought PTSB would not survive the banking crisis. Now the lender has the chance to become a real challenger to AIB and Bank of Ireland
Markets choppy on Middle East crisis before ceasefire announced
Euronext Dublin finished the day down 2%, dragged down by Ryanair, which suffered a hit on the back of a profit warning from EasyJet
Bank of Ireland plans to delist in UK and offer to buy out small legacy shareholders
Matter will be voted on at agm
The Irish Times view on the sale of PTSB: the State finally lets go
The hope is that PTSB’s new Austrian owners will offer the two big banks some genuine competition
Markets mixed amid hopes of a deal to end war in Middle East
Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday
Shares rally on hopes for fresh Middle East peace talks
PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender
Bawag insists it sees ‘value in PTSB branches’ after agreeing €1.62bn deal
Goodbody Stockbrokers describes price as a ‘disappointing outcome’
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