Global markets fall on rate cut comment from Fed chairman
Iseq follows peers as food sector heavy hitters retreat
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Why switching your mortgage rate can save you a lot of money (especially if you are green)
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Moving your savings into the right bank account could earn you an extra €700 a year on a €30,000 lump sum
We can blame Irish banks for not passing on interest to savers, but we can’t blame them for our own bad planning or inertia when we don’t switch
US stock market on course for best week in a year
S&P 500 on track for 50th record this year as gauge extends weekly gain to 4.5%
Markets retain their feelgood vibe post-Trump victory
Interest rate cuts in both the US and Britain are the focus for a session where only the FTSE 100 dipped
AIB upgrades lending guidance for full year as it maintains positive outlook for business
AIB’s loan book rose 5% in third quarter and the bank upgraded growth guidance for the year to between 5 and 6%
Services sector activity levels robust despite cost pressures - AIB
Input prices rising at fastest level in the tourism and leisure subsector where overall growth is also slowest
Bank of Ireland investors fear UK car finance cost will dwarf tracker scandal
Landmark court of appeal ruling piles pressure on UK regulator to impose large compensation scheme on lenders
European markets make gains after worst fall in a year
Dublin’s Iseq finished up 2.25% while FTSE rebounds
London stocks fall after UK budget announcement
Wall Street tumbles after warnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms about escalating AI costs
PTSB eyes cost cuts as interest rates fall faster than expected
PTSB’s share of new Irish mortgage lending rose to 16.3% in the third quarter from 13.5% for the first six months of the year
A forgotten deal, a €2.5m tax rebate: How Derek Quinlan’s ‘worrying’ conduct kept him in bankruptcy
A €2.5m Irish tax rebate was cited among reasons the Dubliner stayed in economic purgatory
Grant Thornton Ireland equity partners to get €6.5m each in US merger
Seen & Heard: Aer Lingus job cuts, State’s AIB share sales, Pfizer’s Irish subsidiaries and the creep of cashless payments
AIB announces new green mortgage products at its lowest rates yet
Value of drawdowns slightly ahead of Goodbody’s estimates in third quarter, triggering it to raise its forecast for year
Goodbody CEO Martin Tormey: ‘We lost our way a little, but there is a big opportunity now’
The chief of the leading financial services provider stresses the importance of keeping Irish companies Irish for as long as possible
Goodbody Stockbrokers plans ‘modest’ bonuses amid return to profit
Goodbody Stockbrokers has grown its employee count to over 400 since AIB acquisition three years ago
Markets sluggish as Boeing posts $6 billion loss
Irish food groups retreat while Dalata finishes flat
New phone scam conning Irish customers out of as much as €8,000, says banking industry body
Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland launches campaign to highlight risks from text message fraud
AIB to invest €40m in upgrades to branch network
Move comes two years after bank rowed back on dropping cash services from 70 branches
Irish banks ‘face income downgrades’ as ECB continues rate cuts
RBC analysts set price targets for the three listed lenders which imply downside to their stock of 6% to 38%
Plans for 100-bedroom Baggot Street Hotel lodged
Move to redevelop area around former AIB branch the latest hotel plans proposed for the street
State may sell final AIB shares next year, CEO Colin Hunt says
European governments selling down crisis-era bank stakes, taking advantage of strong sector valuations amid heightened interest rates
Flutter finishes down 6% as UK considers £3bn tax on gambling firms
Mixed day for banks and building firms on Irish market
Stopgap mortgages remain a bridge too far for Irish banks despite new ICS product
Banks still chastened by the crash are unlikely to offer such financing
Dublin market underperforms European peers after volatile week
Homebuilders rise but banks have mixed day
The charges many AIB, BoI and PTSB customers aren’t aware of and how to cut them
Current account charges can catch consumers unawares so is there any way of cutting those costs?
European markets falter following upbeat US inflation data
Iseq down 0.96% while Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended session 0.2% lower
Stocks gain ahead of possible ECB interest-rate cut
Alphabet stock falls 1.8% after US justice department signaled it may force Google to divest parts of its business
Days of easy money for banks may be coming to an end
Sharper falls in European Central Bank interest rates next year will reduce the net interest income bonanza
Markets lifted by positive US jobs growth data
Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.6% with auto stocks gaining the most after EU voted to impose tariffs on EVs from China
Markets mixed as geopolitical tensions grow
Oil spikes amid fears Israel may strike Iranian refining infrastructure
Irish services activity grows in September as business costs decline — PMI
Technology, media and telecoms the fastest-growing sectors
Markets watch for escalation in Middle East tensions
Irish stock exchange has quiet day with food groups retreating
Irish manufacturing slumps again in September, ‘mirroring’ EU slowdown
Factory gate price inflation reaches highest levels since February 2023, says AIB
Banks finally move to release pre-crash shareholders from their financial shackles
PTSB and AIB have offered 195,000 investors a chance to cash out of their decimated boom time holdings in the banks
AIB launches 31 day business notice deposit account at rate of 1.5%
Bank said the new product was being introduced to meet an ‘important need’ of its business customers
AIB cuts interest rate on green rate mortgage
Four-year fixed rate product also reduced and will be available to new and existing customers
Global stocks mark time as Flutter announces share buyback
AIB and Bank of Ireland slide slightly as Kingspan edges higher
The Square shopping centre in Tallaght sold to European investors for €130m
Facility of 53,000sq m was sold for €250m in 2019 and carried boom-era value of €640m in 2007
Banker moonlighting behind bar lost both jobs within a year, tribunal hears
Worker sacked by AIB after senior manager read about his unfair dismissal from after-hours pub job in a news report
European shares end higher as markets bet on more ECB policy easing
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closes 0.4 per cent higher
Goodbody Stockbrokers on track for full-year profit after loss narrowed in 2023
Total revenue increases by 12.4 per cent to €73.3 million
European shares slip in wake of Fed-inspired rally
Irish index of shares ebbs slightly, ending the week in negative territory
Global markets rise after Fed rate cut
Traders optimistic after the US Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell signalled a series of cuts are likely to follow
European shares close lower prior to Fed rates decision
Bank stocks mixed on Irish market with home builders also in focus
Global stocks move higher as investors await Fed rate cut decision
Ryanair closes up 6.1% in Dublin following comments from chief executive Michael O’Leary on bookings
Markets mixed as eyes turn to Fed rate moves
Bank of England, which meets this Thursday, expected to leave rates on hold
Week closes on positive note as attention turns to US Fedearal Reserve
Expectations of a hefty rate cut in Washington growing while Bank of England is expected to hold fire following last month’s cut
Decision on Apple windfall spending must be made before budget, Government sources say
The €13 billion from the Apple case will not be available to use until March, while further €3 billion from sale of AIB shares is also available
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