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# ECB

This month
May 2023
Voices
Analysis: Corporate profits must also be taken into account when discussing inflation
Oana Peia and Davide Romelli look at the increases in inflation and asses the impact corporate profits are having on this cycle.
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May 11th 2023, 7:30 PM
Voices
Financial advisor: Another ECB hike has been imposed - what should mortgage holders do?
Kieran McAuliffe of Provest looks at today’s ECB increase in interest rates – the seventh in a row – and has some advice for mortgage holders.
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May 4th 2023, 4:43 PM
# Mortgage Relief
Varadkar: Govt will examine mortgage relief as part of Budget 2024 as ECB hikes rates again
However, the Taoiseach said that it was not a promise that relief would be included in the next budget.
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May 4th 2023, 3:33 PM
# ECB
European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
The institution has lifted rates at an unprecedented pace since last year to combat spiralling energy and food costs.
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May 4th 2023, 1:30 PM
Voices
Analysis: Is the global economy resilient enough to handle its high levels of debt?
Economist Victor Duggan looks at the level of debt internationally and ask if the global economy can manage it.
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May 1st 2023, 8:00 PM
This year
2023
Voices
Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
Mark Coan of moneysherpa has some advice for those on a tracker mortgage.
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Mar 5th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?
Taking the temperature of the global economy, Economist Victor Duggan asks whether government support offered this week will be adequate.
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Feb 26th 2023, 7:30 AM
# Inflation
AIB due to raise mortgage rates following European Central Bank hike
The bank said that it intended to raise interest rates further in March.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 5:17 PM
Last year
2022
# Economy
European Central Bank slows pace of interest rate hikes with 0.5% rise
In response, Bank of Ireland confirmed that tracker mortgage rates will increase for all tracker mortgage customers by 0.5%.
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Dec 15th 2022, 2:01 PM
# late late
Lagarde says inflation crisis came from 'nowhere', describes Putin as 'a terrifying man'
The ECB president made an appearance opposite Ryan Tubridy tonight.
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Oct 28th 2022, 11:21 PM
# Interest Rates
Tracker mortgage repayments to increase as European Central Bank hikes interest rates by 0.75%
The ECB announced the hike in a statement this afternoon.
The hike will see monthly tracker mortgage repayments increase.
The ECB has also warned that it expects to raise interest rates further to tame inflation.
Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week
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Oct 27th 2022, 2:58 PM
# Interest Rates
Expected interest rate hike may help 'contain' house prices, says Varadkar
The ECB’s 25-member governing council is likely to lift its key interest rates by 75 points for the second consecutive time.
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Oct 27th 2022, 9:44 AM
Voices
Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week
Economist Victor Duggan looks ahead to the expected ECB rate hike tomorrow.
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Oct 26th 2022, 7:00 AM
Voices
Analysis: ECB rates are on the rise, what does this mean for mortgage holders?
Financial expert David Quinn looks at the latest rate hike and the options available to homeowners.
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Sep 9th 2022, 10:15 AM
# Inflation
Tracker mortgage rates to rise after ECB hike interest rates by 0.5%
The bank is trying to respond to soaring inflation but those on tracker and variable rates will likely face an increase.
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Jul 21st 2022, 5:39 PM
# Inflation
ECB ups key interest rates as it warns 'inflation to remain undesirably elevated for some time'
The July rate hike will be the first in 11 years.
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Jun 9th 2022, 1:20 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Traditional remedies might not work. So how will we cure the surging cost of living?
A report by
Ian Curran
Almost everything is more expensive than it was a year ago, from energy to fuel to bathroom fittings and Big Macs.
Almost everything is more expensive than it was a year ago, from energy to fuel to bathroom fittings and Big Macs.
Usually, governments might cut public spending and central bankers could hike interest rates in response.
But economists say the logic of traditional remedies is 'debatable' in the unprecedented context of the pandemic.
'Suite of measures' to address the rising cost of living expected 'in the next couple of weeks'
No let up in cost of living surge in January as Eurozone inflation hits a record high
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Feb 6th 2022, 12:05 AM
# vimes boots
Explainer: Why is everything more expensive?
In Ireland and across Europe, prices have risen sharply over the past year as economies have reopened.
No let up in cost of living surge in January as Eurozone inflation hits a record high
CSO examining how to show 'disproportionate' impact of soaring inflation on poorer families
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Feb 4th 2022, 7:30 AM
# price pressures
No let up in cost of living surge in January as Eurozone inflation hits a record high
Amid heightened anxiety over inflation, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council will meet tomorrow.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:20 PM
# digital banking
Revolut takes 'first steps' toward offering loans and bank accounts to Irish users
The digital challenger bank is increasing its offering to Irish customers as Ulster Bank and KBC Bank move to exit the market.
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Feb 1st 2022, 1:28 PM
All time
# Banknotes
European Central Bank plans to redesign euro banknotes
A final decision on the new look is expected in 2024.
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Dec 6th 2021, 1:08 PM
# The Banks
Bank of Ireland fined €24.5 million for IT failures that had potential 'serious' customer impact
The failures could have led to customers being denied access to basic banking services.
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Dec 2nd 2021, 11:00 AM
# price inflation
'Supply chain bottlenecks and rising energy prices' are main threat to recovery, warns Lagarde
Despite rising prices, the European Central Bank also decided to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged.
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Oct 28th 2021, 2:15 PM
# Morning Memo
Morning Memo: Why are borrowing costs rising for eurozone governments?
The ECB says it’s closely monitoring what’s going on in government debt markets.
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Feb 26th 2021, 11:32 AM
# Stimulus Package
More stimulus for Europe as ECB adds €500 billion to €1.35 trillion package, extending it into 2022
It comes against the backdrop of gloomy economic forecasts.
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Dec 10th 2020, 12:48 PM
# ECB
Hopes for a swift economic recovery in 2021 have faded, says ECB
A resurgence of the virus has weakened euro area growth forecasts.
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Nov 25th 2020, 10:46 AM
# Explainer
Explainer: Everything you've always wanted to know about bonds but were afraid to ask
The National Treasury Management Agency auctioned €1.5 billion of Irish government bonds last week.
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May 24th 2020, 11:00 AM
# ECB
Top EU court hits back at German ruling on €2 trillion bond-buying scheme
The European Court of Justice warns the decision could jeopardise EU legal unity.
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May 8th 2020, 1:32 PM
# Coronavirus
'Economic shock' of Covid-19: Some central banks cut interest rates as Lagarde raises spectre of 2008
The economic effects of coronavirus can be mitigated “if we handle it well,” according to the Bank of England.
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Mar 11th 2020, 5:37 PM
# Vulture funds
Minister concedes homeowners who engaged with PTSB may not have deals honoured
PTSB, which is 75% State owned, has been defending its plan to sell off a book of non-performing loans.
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Feb 21st 2018, 3:44 PM
# Changing lanes
He was the frontrunner, but now Ireland has withdrawn Philip Lane as a candidate for top ECB job
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said he didn’t want the candidacy of Lane to be a “source of disagreement”.
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Feb 19th 2018, 2:18 PM
# Report Card
Europe raises concerns about lack of housing in Ireland
The European Commission and ECB say “recent price and rent increases have drawn attention to persistent housing supply bottlenecks”.
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Dec 2nd 2016, 9:50 PM
# Trevelyan
Trichet's Corn: Yanis Varoufakis says the ECB are as bad as the British during the Famine
Charles Trevelyan is one of the most vilified figures in Irish history but Varoufakis sees parallels in the ECB’s Jean-Claude Trichet.
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Oct 4th 2016, 11:40 AM
# Make Money Money
'Good for Ireland': Germany's top court rules that the ECB can 'print money'
The challenge to the bond-buying plan could have ended the single currency.
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Jun 21st 2016, 12:40 PM
# nein danke
The €500 banknote looks set for the chop - but some Germans aren't happy
The note is known as a ‘Bin Laden’ because of its associations with crime.
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May 4th 2016, 11:16 AM
# Burn the Bondholders
After five long years, Ballyhea will march to say “No” for final time today
Their campaign will continue, however.
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Mar 6th 2016, 12:34 PM
# santa mario
This man is taking the euro deeper and deeper into the unknown
The ECB cut a key interest rate to a new record low for the region today.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 3:33 PM
# low note
The poor euro is getting pummelled again
Things were looking OK there for a while.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 12:25 PM
# bottom of the pile
These figures show Irish people lost more than anyone in the financial crisis
But it has been a good few years to be Dutch, Belgian or Danish.
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Oct 20th 2015, 12:06 PM
# vote passed
Tsipras 'doesn't regret' leading Greece into third multi-billion euro bailout
The country’s parliament has approved the deal after all-night talks.
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Aug 14th 2015, 3:35 PM
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