Interest Rates

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

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

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

Active management is more prevalent in bonds which are seen as offering a more stable return than you might expect with shares

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

The availability of people to do the work and not knowing the ultimate cost are the things that terrify potential buyers

Simon Harris has pledged a new savings strategy. But what will it mean for Irish savers?

Two Trump loyalists on Fed board had pressed for a fourth consecutive quarter point cut in rates

The highest median price for a dwelling was €677,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, with the lowest - €190,000 - in Donegal

New rates will see reductions of up to 0.45 of a percentage point on some products

Bonkers.ie has moved from being a comparison website to selling products directly to customers, says founder David Kerr

Entry of Revolut into the market expected to drive down rates for consumers

‘If you’re paying anything over 3.5% on your home loan and have €150,000 or more left on it, you need to have a conversation with a mortgage broker’

Central bank chairman says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates

It pays to take the time to make sure the money you earn is working as hard for you as possible

ECB expected to lift growth forecasts again this week while holding rates steady but next move may be to raise rates

With headline inflation hovering at 2%, and continuing nerves on tariff impacts, policymakers are expected to hold rates steady

More than $1tn has been wiped off the combined $3.2tn crypto market in recent weeks and analysts think it could fall another 20%

Analysts expect more volatility as interest rate outlook clouds and stock markets slip back from recent highs

Central Bank figures indicate the average rate on new loans here rose to 3.59% in September

Central Bank estimates raise questions over our approach to deposits

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As expected, bank’s governing council keeps key deposit rate at 2 per cent

Stock markets drop as Fed signals that further rate cuts this year are not a foregone conclusion in a divided rate-setting committee

Borrowing power can be boosted in various ways, including pitching for an exception and using Child Benefit

Any rising risk of undershooting bank’s inflation target for the euro zone would support slight cut in ECB rates, Philip Lane says

Options are very limited for homeowners looking to roll over home loans in retirement

Markets downgrade chance of another interest rate cut in wake of comments from ECB president Christine Lagarde

Frankfurt upgrades growth forecast for euro zone

Data bolsters case to pause interest rate cuts

Staycationing is not cheap, especially in high season, but there are also significant costs to investing in a holiday hideout of your own

US president asks whether he can ‘appoint myself’ at the central bank hours ahead of policy decision

President calls Federal Reserve chair a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing US borrowing costs

Irish mortgage interest rates are, on average, the fifth highest across the 19 states in the euro zone

The temptation is to think that delaying the closing of the sale suits all sides but that might not be how it works out

The eighth ECB rate reduction had been widely expected

ECB cuts deposit rate to 2% to leave it at half of level a year ago

Frankfurt expected to announce another cut as focus shifts to growth hit from US tariffs

Central bank likley to implement eighth cut to interest rates since last June

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