# Interest Rates

Last year

2022

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

# Interest Rates

Permanent TSB becomes latest bank to raise interest on fixed rate mortgages

The increases will range from 0.05% to 0.9% depending on a range of factors.

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Nov 18th 2022, 7:51 AM

# Interest Rates

Bank of Ireland immediately raises interest rates by 0.25% for new fixed rate mortgages

Bank of Ireland says the move is ‘in light of recent interest rate increases by the European Central Bank’.

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Nov 10th 2022, 11:43 AM

# 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.

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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

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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

# Going Up

AIB announces 0.5% increase on new fixed mortgage rates

It follows a decision by the European Central Bank to raise its interest rates.

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Oct 14th 2022, 2:12 PM

# Banking

Mortgage customers 'frustrated' over wait times to switch lenders amid interest rate hikes

There has been a significant increase in applications over the last 12 months, brokers have said.

One customer started his application in July and still has not received a loan offer from the lender he wants to switch his mortgage to, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Brokers have said the exit of Ulster Bank and KBC from the market has left other lenders struggling to keep up with rising demand.

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Oct 9th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Interest Rates

Bank of England will change rates ‘as much as needed’ to control inflation

The pound crashed on Friday and Monday after the British Chancellor’s mini-budget.

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Sep 26th 2022, 5:12 PM

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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

# tracker mortgages

Tracker mortgages set for increase as ECB hikes interest rates by record 0.75 percentage points

The ECB is already playing catch-up with US and British central banks that started raising rates faster in response to inflation.

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Sep 8th 2022, 2:08 PM

# United States

US recession not 'inevitable,' Treasury secretary says

Soaring inflation and supply-chain issues have increased pessimism.

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Jun 19th 2022, 6:06 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.

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.

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Feb 6th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

Voices

Opinion: Fix the mortgage rate problem in Ireland by considering public ownership of banks

Cillian Doyle says there are positive international examples of how large banks taken into public ownership can work better for customer, environment and economy.

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Jan 22nd 2021, 7:00 AM

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'We've heard of moneylenders meeting customers at the post office as they collect their social welfare'

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.

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Jun 15th 2020, 7:00 AM

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Opinion: It is time to ban moneylenders charging interest of up to 287%

330,000 Irish people are customers of moneylenders, many of them risk getting caught up in a vicious cycle of debt, writes Brendan Whelan.

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Nov 15th 2018, 7:00 AM

# keeping track

Banks in Ireland decline to give progress updates on their tracker scandal reviews

Lenders in Ireland have until September to identify all customers who were affected by interest rate overcharging – we asked how they’re getting on.

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Jun 11th 2017, 12:03 AM

# 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

# home thruths

The courts have backed the banks on high mortgage rates

Lenders have been accused of “changing the goal posts against the consumer” on variable mortgages.

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Jun 25th 2015, 2:07 PM

# michael says so

Will this man finally get tough with banks if they don't drop mortgage rates?

The Finance Minister has been meeting with lenders.

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May 19th 2015, 5:55 PM

# Wipeout

Australia's economy is in for a rocky ride

The country’s central bank cut interest rates to a record low today.

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May 5th 2015, 11:46 AM

# daylight robbery

Our banks are making homeowners 'pay way over the odds'

Interest rates in Ireland are way out of step with the rest of Europe.

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Apr 1st 2015, 4:42 PM

# Rock Bottom

How much lower can the euro go?

The currency is headed towards equal footing with the US dollar.

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Mar 9th 2015, 1:05 PM

# Transparency

The ECB is going to let you in on why they're slashing interest rates

Those on tracker loans will hear the decision-making process of the ECB’s record-low interest rates.

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Nov 21st 2014, 7:45 AM

# Going Down

Euro goes down, exporters cheer (some of them)

It’s not such good news if your business does most of its trade in Europe.

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Sep 5th 2014, 11:11 AM

# winners

What do ECB interest cuts mean for Irish pockets? Plenty for trackers

But you should take advantage while you can, OK?

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Sep 4th 2014, 3:12 PM

# Big Bazooka

The ECB's "extreme" anti-deflation measures could now be worth €1 trillion

A raft of measures announced today are “the last throw of the dice”, experts said.

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Sep 4th 2014, 1:15 PM

# Jobswatch

British unemployment rate at four-year low

Lucky them.

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Dec 18th 2013, 7:45 PM

# Loans

360,000 people using moneylenders - Central Bank report

A report from the Central Bank has found that there has been no significant change in the moneylending sector since 2007.

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Nov 8th 2013, 12:02 AM

# Recovery

ECB holds rates steady but remains 'cautious' about 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.

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Sep 6th 2013, 10:49 AM

# Sold

NTMA sells T-Bills as Troika completes penultimate review

The €500 million sale of three-month Treasury Bills achieved an interest rate of 0.2%, the same as last month.

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Jul 18th 2013, 2:04 PM

# ECB

ECB breaks tradition and pledges continued low interest rates

Mario Draghi says ‘market volatility’ is the reason for commitment as Bank of England makes similar assurance.

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Jul 4th 2013, 8:45 PM

# Super Mario Land

Continued relief for mortgage holders: ECB keeps rates at record low

Mario Draghi says the eurozone economy should stabilise over the rest of the year, but low rates are still needed for now.

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Jun 6th 2013, 2:36 PM

# NTMA

NTMA launches State Savings products

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.

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Jun 2nd 2013, 1:20 PM

# Mortgages

Noonan: Mortgage interest rates must increase to ensure profit for taxpayers

The banks would lose more if they lowered their mortgage interest rates below the current amounts, the minister says.

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May 22nd 2013, 7:15 AM

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Column: Here's how to protect your bank deposits in this unsettled economy

Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key.

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May 19th 2013, 8:15 AM