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Manufacturing production down 9% in June – CSO Production in the manufacturing industry dropped by 9% in June compared to May 2019, according to the latest Central Statistics Office data. Annually, production for June was down 2.1% when compared with the same month last year. Seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production for the three months […]
Read MoreManufacturing production down 9% in June – CSO Production in the manufacturing industry dropped by 9% in June compared to May 2019, according to the latest Central Statistics Office data. Annually, production for June was down 2.1% when compared with the same month last year. Seasonally adjusted volume of industrial production for the three months […]
Read MoreMarkets braced for increased volatility as Brexit and US-China trade row ramps up Traders are preparing for a period of increased market volatility in the coming weeks, as the Brexit deadline approaches and the US-China trade dispute heats up. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Neil Wilson, chief market analyst with Markets.com, said the potential disruption […]
Read MoreMarkets braced for increased volatility as Brexit and US-China trade row ramps up Traders are preparing for a period of increased market volatility in the coming weeks, as the Brexit deadline approaches and the US-China trade dispute heats up. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Neil Wilson, chief market analyst with Markets.com, said the potential disruption […]
Read MoreBusiness activity growth at 3 month low, according to AIB PMI survey Business activity in Ireland’s service sector expanded at the slowest pace in three months during July, amid the first reduction in foreign demand since November 2016. According to the AIB Services Purchasing Managers Index survey, overall new order growth eased to a three […]
Read MoreTough Brexit talk fuels sharp drop in sterling Sterling fell sharply yesterday as both candidates to become UK prime minister talked up their willingness to execute a hard Brexit during Conservative Party leadership debates. On the eve of the Brexit referendum, it cost 76.5 pence to buy one euro. Now, with a hard Brexit fast […]
Read MoreTough Brexit talk fuels sharp drop in sterling Sterling fell sharply yesterday as both candidates to become UK prime minister talked up their willingness to execute a hard Brexit during Conservative Party leadership debates. On the eve of the Brexit referendum, it cost 76.5 pence to buy one euro. Now, with a hard Brexit fast […]
Read MoreConsumer spending falls in June – even online – as rain and Brexit dampen mood Consumer spending has slowed at a pace not previously recorded in the past five years, according to a new analysis of spending in stores and online. Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending Index, produced by IHS Markit, found on Wednesday that the […]
Read MoreConsumer spending falls in June – even online – as rain and Brexit dampen mood Consumer spending has slowed at a pace not previously recorded in the past five years, according to a new analysis of spending in stores and online. Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending Index, produced by IHS Markit, found on Wednesday that the […]
Read MoreHotels’ costs rising faster than revenues, says report HOTEL insurance rates are rising by 10pc per annum, prompting some operators to rethink how their leisure facilities in particular are used, according to Aiden Murphy, a partner with accountancy and advisory firm Crowe Ireland. He said one of the options for hotel operators is outsourcing the […]
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