Monday 21 October, 2019
NCB’s Purchasing Managers Index says the rate of new business rose in March 2012, the fastest growth since May 2011.
The pace of growth in manufacturing rose slightly in April, while new orders also remain strong according to NCB.
Ireland’s economic recovery will be two-tier, says the stockbroking agency, with exports booming but weak domestic demand.
THE COST OF BORROWING for the state is set to rise as the premium for holding Irish bonds increased over 50points in the past week to 297 basis points. This is the premium paid to 10-year bond holders above that of German securities. NCB Stockbrokers say the rise is a result of uncertainty around the cost of the Anglo bailout.
BORIS JOHNSON has a deal. Now, the House of Commons has to vote for it. The same parliament that rejected Theresa May’s deal three times will now have a chance to accept or reject the plan negotiated after a frenetic few days in Brussels.
All eyes are on the DUP, which has said that it will vote against the deal tomorrow during a rare Saturday sitting of parliament.
This makes Johnson’s path to parliamentary success much narrower, leaving open the possibility that he could – despite getting a deal - be forced into a Brexit extension.
So what do you think? Will Boris Johnson get his deal through the House of Commons tomorrow?
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Gillies Macbain writes about one New Year’s night in the 1960s in an extract from his new memoir.
There is common ground among different movement groups in Ireland, writes Lynn Ruane.
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