# interest-rates - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Interest Rates
# Interest Rates
Cillian Doyle says there are positive international examples of how large banks taken into public ownership can work better for customer, environment and economy.
# interest-rates - Monday 15 June, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Dr Olive McCarthy and Dr Noreen Byrne of UCC say while new Central Bank rules for moneylenders are welcome, they don’t go far enough.
# interest-rates - Thursday 15 November, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
330,000 Irish people are customers of moneylenders, many of them risk getting caught up in a vicious cycle of debt, writes Brendan Whelan.
# interest-rates - Sunday 11 June, 2017
# Keeping Track
# Keeping Track
Lenders in Ireland have until September to identify all customers who were affected by interest rate overcharging – we asked how they’re getting on.
# interest-rates - Thursday 3 December, 2015
# Santa Mario
# Santa Mario
The ECB cut a key interest rate to a new record low for the region today.
# interest-rates - Monday 23 November, 2015
# Low Note
# Low Note
Things were looking OK there for a while.
# interest-rates - Thursday 25 June, 2015
# Home Thruths
# Home Thruths
Lenders have been accused of “changing the goal posts against the consumer” on variable mortgages.
# interest-rates - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
# Michael Says So
# Michael Says So
The Finance Minister has been meeting with lenders.
# interest-rates - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
# Wipeout
# Wipeout
The country’s central bank cut interest rates to a record low today.
# interest-rates - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
# Daylight Robbery
# Daylight Robbery
Interest rates in Ireland are way out of step with the rest of Europe.
# interest-rates - Monday 9 March, 2015
# Rock Bottom
# Rock Bottom
The currency is headed towards equal footing with the US dollar.
# interest-rates - Friday 21 November, 2014
# Transparency
# Transparency
Those on tracker loans will hear the decision-making process of the ECB’s record-low interest rates.
# interest-rates - Friday 5 September, 2014
# Going Down
# Going Down
It’s not such good news if your business does most of its trade in Europe.
# interest-rates - Thursday 4 September, 2014
# Winners
# Winners
But you should take advantage while you can, OK?
# Big Bazooka
# Big Bazooka
A raft of measures announced today are “the last throw of the dice”, experts said.
# interest-rates - Wednesday 18 December, 2013
# interest-rates - Friday 8 November, 2013
# Loans
# Loans
A report from the Central Bank has found that there has been no significant change in the moneylending sector since 2007.
# interest-rates - Friday 6 September, 2013
# Recovery
# Recovery
Yesterday, Mario Draghi said the ECB is alert to geopolitical risks that may come out of the Syrian situation and said that the caution expressed about recovery was warranted.
# interest-rates - Thursday 18 July, 2013
# Sold
# Sold
The €500 million sale of three-month Treasury Bills achieved an interest rate of 0.2%, the same as last month.
# interest-rates - Thursday 4 July, 2013
# ECB
# ECB
Mario Draghi says ‘market volatility’ is the reason for commitment as Bank of England makes similar assurance.
# interest-rates - Thursday 6 June, 2013
# Super Mario Land
# Super Mario Land
Mario Draghi says the eurozone economy should stabilise over the rest of the year, but low rates are still needed for now.
# interest-rates - Sunday 2 June, 2013
# NTMA
# NTMA
The National Treasury Management Agency has announced new issues of fixed rate State Savings products as well as changes to the interest rates on variable rate products.
# interest-rates - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
# Mortgages
# Mortgages
The banks would lose more if they lowered their mortgage interest rates below the current amounts, the minister says.
# interest-rates - Sunday 19 May, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key.
# interest-rates - Saturday 4 May, 2013
# Not The News
# Not The News
Breaking via The Mire wire: Peter Mathews takes himself hostage and the Womb Repossession Bill takes centre stage.
# interest-rates - Thursday 2 May, 2013
# Super Mario Land
# Super Mario Land
Falling inflation around the eurozone – particularly in Germany – means big decisions from Draghi and co.
# interest-rates - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
Patrick Honohan will discuss economic and monetary union with TDs and senators on the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee this afternoon.
# interest-rates - Monday 29 April, 2013
# Mortgages
# Mortgages
From this week, interest rates will vary for new customers depending on the amount they borrow and the value of the house.
# interest-rates - Thursday 4 April, 2013
# Eurozone
# Eurozone
The head of the European Central Bank was speaking as the eurozone’s central bank left interest rates unchanged at 0.75 per cent today.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Good morning! Here’s what you should know as you kick off your Thursday. (It’s a four-day week, hang in there.)
# interest-rates - Sunday 3 February, 2013
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
The amount has increased significantly over the past three years as people sought safe places to put their money.
# interest-rates - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Enda Kenny regrets Bank of Ireland’s decision on credit card rates, but says the issue is one for the Financial Regulator.
# Personal Finance
# Personal Finance
The rate increases, which had been advertised in October, kicked in yesterday – only a week before Christmas.
# interest-rates - Saturday 13 October, 2012
# Interest Rates
# Interest Rates
Central Bank figures also show the average interest rate on an outstanding mortgage has fallen 0.22 per cent since January.
# interest-rates - Thursday 4 October, 2012
# Interest Rates
# Interest Rates
The benchmark interest rate has been left untouched by the European Central Bank.
# interest-rates - Thursday 6 September, 2012
# interest-rates - Thursday 2 August, 2012
# ECB
# ECB
The ECB president says his bank wants to save the euro, but it can’t exceed the boundaries of what it’s allowed to do.
# interest-rates - Monday 23 July, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
We’re not surprised any more by unscrupulous behaviour by banks – but HSBC’s actions are as bad as it gets, writes Nick Leeson.
# interest-rates - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
# Banking
# Banking
Reports on Monday suggested that Ireland will see one in every four of its bank branches shut within two years.
# interest-rates - Friday 6 July, 2012
# PTSB
# PTSB
The bank noted that its 0.35 per cent reduction is greater than the European Central Bank cut.