European Central Bank (ECB)

Tax strategy papers: the highlights

Inheritance tax changes, congestion charges, indexing the income tax system and hospitality’s pursuit of the 9 per cent VAT rate

Irish wage growth hits 4.3% in June

The study from Indeed and the Central Bank of Ireland shows wages remain higher than the pre-pandemic average of 2.5 per cent in 2019

ECB minutes reveal doubts over rate cut

Reservations among council members will fuel expectations that ECB will leave rates on hold later this month

Gabriel Makhlouf sees just one more ECB rate cut this year

Central Bank governor said he is 'pleased' with latest data showing inflation in the 20 Eurozone countries slow to 2.5% in June

Euro zone inflation slows to 2.5%

Lower rises in energy and fresh food costs are offset by persistently high services prices

Pay off your credit card, invest in your pension - here’s what you can do with your monthly mortage savings

Paying off credit card debt, topping up your pension or saving for a rainy day are among the options for mortgage holders who find they now more money in their pockets following the recent ECB rate cut

State’s AIB stake to drop close to 25% as another block of shares put on market

Trade is expected to raise in excess of €570 million

A digital euro would combine the convenience of online payments with cash-like features

It would be easier for euro area firms to offer pan-European digital payment solutions with a digital euro

Switching rate increases for mortgage borrowers at non-lending service firms

Central Bank-published study finds rate at which lower-risk borrowers are leaving non-lending service firms has been higher than the switching rate away from retail banks in recent months

ECB urges Eurozone countries to cut high levels of debt

Some countries, including Ireland, had previously run budget surpluses of over 5% of GDP for more than a decade, it said

AI chip giant Nvidia leapfrogs Microsoft and Apple as most valuable listed company

Banks were in focus on Dublin market as it was confirmed that euro zone inflation ticked up to 2.6 per cent in May

Inflation must improve for ECB cut interest rates in September, warns council member

Any indication of a delay in reaching the target would lower the chances of another reduction

Makhlouf fires back at ESRI over mortgage rules criticism

Think tank had called central bank’s move to ease mortgage limits ‘premature’

Irish mortgage rates fall marginally in April

Interest rates attached to home loans are expected to fall over the coming months as ECB reduces headline rates

The Irish Times view on Capital Markets Union: reform that Europe needs

The completion of CMU has the potential to unlock billions in private capital across the EU that would stoke much-needed economic growth

ECB’s Philip Lane signals need for caution on further rate cuts

‘Good degree of confidence’ that inflation is on the way back to 2 per cent

European shares fall as Macron’s snap election sends French stocks lower

Banks among the sectors under pressure in Europe, while Wall Street stocks advance

There is one thing that will make Irish banks move on rates, and it’s not Simon Harris

Ireland’s politicians could not resist a bit of bank-bashing in an election week

Central Bank chief wants lenders to ‘respond’ to ECB rate cut

Gabriel Makhlouf reiterates that ECB has not decided on future interest rate reductions

Banks warn of pressure to cut mortgage rates following ECB interest rate cut

Close to 200,000 homeowners are set to benefit from the ECB rate cut of 0.25 percentage points immediately

ECB rate cut emboldens nonbank mortgage lenders to return from the cold

Nonbank lenders are targeting niche markets as banks still hold whip hand on the most competitive interest rates

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