European Central Bank (ECB)

Competition among lenders in Ireland is ‘starting to have a real effect’, Sorcha Timoney of NFP Ireland said

Europe’s most valuable fintech was ordered to address ‘deficiencies’ in oversight amid a rapid product rollout

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People coming off a fixed rate need to consider their options carefully as interest rates are expected to rise from next week

Middle East energy shock pushes price growth to highest level in nearly three years

Ireland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectors

Philip Lane and Isabel Schnabel warn higher energy prices are spilling over into wider economy ahead of central bank’s next meeting

Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting

AIB, Bank of Ireland join consortium of EU banks developing euro-denominated stablecoin some say could rival digital euro

Stablecoins are digital assets that are pegged to the value of currencies and other traditional assets

In the week when the NTMA’s chief warned of risks from rise in national debt, an €11bn bond repayment by the agency flew under radar

Biggest drivers of increase are transport fuels and home heating oil

US-China summit was also ​on investors’ radar

State’s debt agency cancels planned bond auction later this month as it looks to tap institutional interest in existing bonds

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The central dilemma for central banks is whether to address the price shock head-on with rate hikes or try to wait for it to pass

Neobank with 3m Irish customers hopes US banking licence and an IPO will sustain fintech’s breakneck growth

Euro zone inflation has risen well above bank’s 2 per cent target level since start of Iran war

Views add to inflation concerns at ECB

Convulsions in energy markets, often driven by Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social, are complicating inflation forecasts

Proceedings centre on €13.8bn Italian lender Banca Mediolanum, in which Berlusconi family investment group is a big shareholder

Ireland ‘particularly exposed’ to global and European energy price movements, group says in spring economic outlook

Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos Preview model could exposé vulnerabilities in lenders’ cyber defences

Prospect of rising interest rates in wake of Iran war worries older couple with around five years left on their home loan

Brussels worries that spending to cushion soaring prices could turn energy crunch into a fiscal crisis

The conflict with Iran has thrown energy markets into turmoil and the global economy into chaos

Latest flash estimate for inflation indicated that energy prices went up by 11.1% in March amid conflict around critical Strait of Hormuz

ICS Mortgages has increased its mortgage costs and the outlook for the market is entirely dependent on the Iran war

European banks were among the big winners as traders boost bets on ECB rate hikes

ECB president says bank stands ready to move if Iran war fallout worsens

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Bawag is the only known trade buyer in the shake-up for PTSB, but can it close?

European Central Bank decision comes as renewed inflation worries heighten

Bank of International Settlements urges interest rate-setters globally not to rush to respond to a spike in energy prices

Irish lender surges 2.3% in late trading after reports Bawag ready to bid €1.6bn for bank

Central banker Peter Kazimir warns a rate hike may be ‘closer than many people think’ as Iran war sends energy costs higher

Heating oil has shot up in price, petrol and diesel may continue to climb, but it may take longer to see the effect on interest rates and utility bills

US stocks follow Europe and Asia lower

Iran conflict was ‘already casting shadow’ as tensions had pushed up oil prices last month, economists say

Irishman says extended conflict and disruption to energy supplies could also lead to ‘sharp’ drop in euro zone output