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Inside The Euronext NV Exchange as Paris Threatens London's European Stock Market Crown
European stocks surge in relief rally following Trump's 90-day tariff pause
Shares across the region gained Thursday after the S&P 500 had its best day since the global financial crisis

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Professional job openings rise but employers 'cautious' about what lies ahead
Professional job openings rise but employers 'cautious' about what lies ahead
The report shows that organisations are also 'adjusting' how they talk about diversity and inclusion 'while some multinationals have quietly pulled back on formal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) budgets or job titles'

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Making Money
Just three in every 100 workers believe they will be able to retire early
One in five people say it will be 70 before they can afford to retire, says survey

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Yantian International Container Terminals As China Discusses Frontloading Stimulus to Counter Tariff Hit
US stocks soar on Trump's tariff reversal
The ISEQ is now down more than 16% from the record high reached just over a month ago.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

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Mortgage interest rates down slightly as banks 'slow' to pass on ECB cuts
Interest rate on new home loans was 3.79% on average at the end of February, down 0.03% from January and 0.5% down from the same month in 2024

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors
From Nespresso to Botox: Here's what US buyers may be paying more for after Trump tariffs
The world's supply of Botox is all made in Westport, Co Mayo

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

The mistake we made in the last economic crisis was not building infrastructure
The mistake we made in the last economic crisis was not building infrastructure
Why we need to double down on infrastructure expenditure and ensure Ireland remains attractive from a competitiveness perspective

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Financial Markets Wall Street
Wall Street slump continues as hopes of tariff concessions fade
S&P 500 falls below 5,000 for first time in almost a year

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Cork export businesses did not expect US to unleash tariff turmoil 
Cork export businesses did not expect US to unleash tariff turmoil 
Chamber exporters surveyed in January, February, and March found six out of 10 did not expect any trade barriers this year

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Pharmaceutical employee seen holding a box with numerous blister packs in a special room
Production in manufacturing industries rises by over 7% in three months
Ireland's modern sector, which includes the chemical, pharmaceutical, and computer and electronic sectors, experienced a growth of over 22% in industrial production between December and February

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Markets see slight recovery following tariff collapse
Markets see slight recovery following tariff collapse
The Iseq Index of Irish shares rose over 4.1% by 2pm on Tuesday

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

British American Tobacco
Irish whiskey and dairy spared as EU revises US trade retaliation plan
Tobacco, textile fabrics, video game consoles, orange juice, and soyabeans will have tariffs of between 10% and 25% imposed

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

ieExplains: What happened the last time Donald Trump put tariffs on Europe?
ieExplains: What happened the last time Donald Trump put tariffs on Europe?
While Mr Trump implemented tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in his last term in office, the scale this time is just so much bigger and the potentially downside risks are so much higher

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Donald Trump Xi Jinping
China vows to 'fight to the end' after Donald Trump's latest tariff threat
China pledged to retaliate against Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat and stepped up efforts to support the market, raising the risk of a prolonged trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Close-up Of Engineer Hand Drawing Plan On Blue Print with architect equipment,architectural plan, sketching a construction proje
Construction sector sees sharp rise in new business with hike in employment activity
'Construction firms remained optimistic on the prospect of increasing activity levels over the coming 12 months,' said AIB senior economist John Fahey

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Gross Government debt declines by €2.5bn in 2024 
Gross Government debt declines by €2.5bn in 2024 
Ireland recorded a general Government surplus of €23.4bn during 2024, largely due to the conclusion of the €13bn tech giant Apple paid in back taxes

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Trump Tariffs Drive US Tech Shares To Brink Of Bear Market
Global stock markets plunge as Donald Trump defends tariffs
Stocks across the board were sinking to new lows after Mr Trump said 'sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something'

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Commuters As Companies Expand In City In A 'Silent Brexit'
Housing cost the biggest worry as Irish people fear they are not saving enough
Bank of Ireland Savings and Investment Index suggests that, despite dropping to 1.8%, inflation is still a key concern too

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Irish households holding on to billions in covid lockdown savings but earning low interest
Irish households holding on to billions in covid lockdown savings but earning low interest
Central Bank analysis finds Irish people missed out on €800m in interest last year 

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Davy: Tariff threats will slow Irish economy but not derail it
Davy: Tariff threats will slow Irish economy but not derail it
Irish economy is expected to slow down but it has a 'number of favourable structural advantages'

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Cork Airport passenger numbers up 10% as cap hinders growth in Dublin
Cork Airport passenger numbers up 10% as cap hinders growth in Dublin
Cork Airport welcomed just shy of a quarter of a million passengers last month in March

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

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Global stocks tumble again as China hits back at US tariffs
China to impose 34% tariff on all US goods

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Ireland’s ‘blue economy’ making waves in jobs and growth
Ireland’s ‘blue economy’ making waves in jobs and growth
Our ocean economy achieved a turnover of €6.5bn in 2023, and supported in excess of 39,000 jobs

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Germany US Tariffs
Global stocks suffer Trump tariff wipeout with trillions written off
Worldwide recession feared as US tariffs hit markets — including knocking $2.5tn (€2.27tn) off the S&P 500 Index

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Government is sticking to its Budget 2025 forecasts as the first impact of the Trump tariffs will be felt in taxes relating to consumption

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Irish tax receipts continue to grow as fallout from Trump tariffs looms
Irish tax receipts continue to grow as fallout from Trump tariffs looms
Exchequer surplus reached €4.1bn in the first quarter — boosted by €3bn in Vat and €1.94bn in corporation tax in March alone

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

US investment continues to find opportunities for growth in Ireland
US companies to remain 'real source' of foreign investment in Ireland despite tariffs, says IDA
Out of the IDA's 1,800 client companies, around 60% come from the US

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Trump
Safeguarding jobs 'must be prioritised' in wake of US tariffs as risk of global trade war 'very real'
While pharmaceutical products remain exempt for now, the future of the sector remains clouded in uncertainty

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Stocks dive in early trading as investors seek safer assets following US tariffs 
Stocks dive in early trading as investors seek safer assets following US tariffs 
Nasdaq futures dropped 3.2%, while European futures were down nearly 2%

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Pharmaceutical employee seen holding a box with numerous blister packs in a special room
Pharmaceutical products spared from Trump’s tariffs for now
Drugs and other products, including some already subject to other tariffs, aren’t subject to the new levies

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Traders Look Past Euro’s Bounce for Parity as Soon as This Month
US stock futures sink, euro pares gains as Trump unveils tariff plan
Trump said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Christine Lagarde: Europe cannot afford to be 'disjointed' in face of international trade challenges
Christine Lagarde: Europe cannot afford to be 'disjointed' in face of international trade challenges
ECB president was speaking in Dublin as US president Donald Trump unveiled a series of tariffs against the EU

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Ibec forecasts 2%-3% short-term export impact from US tariff decision
Ibec forecasts 2%-3% short-term export impact from US tariff decision
Response similar to that rolled out for Brexit and the covid pandemic is needed

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Cork targets 4,000 conference delegates
Cork targets 4,000 conference delegates
The conferences will bring an estimated €5.7m to the local economy

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Germany Europe Economy
Trump's tariffs will be negative the world over, says ECB's Lagarde
Mr Trump's tariffs are expected to be universal across all European exports into the US and to be in the region of 20%

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

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Rise in CSO jobless figures may add to 'economic jitters', economist warns 
There were 114,800 out of work in March 2025, compared with 112,900 in February 2025

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Table setting
Spending on dining rises by more than 8% following Dry January rebound
The value of total card payments in February amounted to €8.1bn, down by 4% compared to the previous month

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

using a laptop in a cafe
Services sector sees 'robust growth' during March
There was a “notable improvement” in the growth of the services economy during March with both new business and total activity increasing at the fastest rates in 2025 so far, the latest AIB Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) shows.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Personal Injury Claim Form
Personal injury claims decline despite high employment levels and rising traffic
Injuries Resolution Board said the significant decrease highlighted 'stability in sectors which have identified insurance cost and availability as crucial'

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

'Ardnacrusha would take 25 years to go through today's planning'
'Ardnacrusha would take 25 years to go through today's planning'
At a Shannon Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Mayor of Clare councillor Alan O’Callaghan lashed out at the current bottle-necks in the planning system

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Bioreactor
Pharma industry lobbies Trump for phased tariffs, sources say
Drugmakers are lobbying US President Donald Trump to phase in tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products in hopes of reducing the sting from the charges and to allow time to shift manufacturing, according to four sources familiar with the ...

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

'Wholesalers are demanding pre-payment': Cork chocolatier warns of expensive Easter eggs
'Wholesalers are demanding pre-payment': Cork chocolatier warns of expensive Easter eggs
Rosemary Daly of the Chocolate Shop in Cork's English Market says her supply has been severely disrupted by the 'crisis' of soaring cocoa prices

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Volume of goods managed by Irish ports up 7% last year
Volume of goods managed by Irish ports up 7% last year
According to the CSO, there were 35.5 million tonnes of goods received into Ireland while 15.6 million tonnes were forwarded to other countries

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
'Very serious' developments coming as Trump's tariff announcement looms over Ireland 
The Irish stock market was down 1.8% in early trading on Monday ahead of Mr Trump's latest tariff announcement 

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

New routes to Madeira and Palma unveiled on Shannon Airport summer schedule
New routes to Madeira and Palma unveiled on Shannon Airport summer schedule
Overall the airport will have up to 190,000 new seats available from the Midwest

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Detail of a man shopping in supermarket
Inflation up to 1.8% ahead of US tariffs announcement 
Excluding energy and unprocessed food, inflation is estimated to have gone up by 2% since March 2024.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

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