Retail sales dip in October but outstrip pre-Covid levels
Retail sales fell by 1.7% in October compared to the previous month but were 9% up on pre-pandemic levels in ...
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Most consumers want to take action on climate change, but believe it will cost them financially to do so. That’s ...
Read More Can we expect pay hikes next year to offset rising prices?
Economists differ at the moment over whether the pace of price increases that we are seeing is temporary, or ‘transient’ ...
Read More Is it time for Ulster and KBC Bank customers to switch?
If you are a customer of Ulster Bank or KBC, you may want to start thinking about what bank you ...
Read More Consumer and business confidence drops, BoI data shows
Consumer and business confidence dropped this month, amid rising Covid cases and Brexit setbacks. That is according to the latest ...
Read More Ireland’s skills strategy to be reviewed as part of OECD process
Ireland’s Skills Strategy is to be reviewed as part of a joint project between the state, stakeholders in the skills ...
Read More World markets fall as new virus variant sparks panic
European stocks sank over 3% this morning as reports of a newly identified and possibly vaccine resistant coronavirus variant stoked ...
Read More Euro zone governments urged to keep spending next year
Euro zone governments should keep spending next year to help the post-pandemic recovery, though to different degrees depending on their ...
Read More First-time buyers getting older, mortgage drawdowns increase – study
Just over a quarter of first-time buyers of homes were aged 30 or under last year, according to an analysis ...
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