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Consumer behaviour shifting due to rising costs

Cost of living pressures continue to top the agenda for consumers, new data shows. The latest Future Consumer Index from ...
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New EV sales down 20% so far this year, CSO data shows

The number of new electric cars sold in the first five months of the year dropped by 20% compared with ...
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Oil slips on US growth worries, ample crude supply

Oil prices fell in early trade today, as investors digested that the US Federal Reserve had likely pushed back a ...
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Fed leaves rates unchanged, sees only one 2024 cut despite inflation progress

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday and pushed out the start of rate cuts to perhaps as late ...
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US inflation down slightly ahead of latest Fed decision

US consumer inflation ticked lower last month, according to US government data, giving the US Federal Reserve positive news shortly ...
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Increase to poverty rates from pension reforms – ESRI

Government plans to increase Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) to fund the State pension will lead to a slight increase ...
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Irish mortgage rates drop slightly in April, Central Bank data shows

Irish mortgage rates dropped slightly in April, new data from the Central Bank of Ireland shows. The average interest rate ...
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Live Register figures ease by 0.3% in May, CSO data shows

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total fell by 0.3% to 173,200 ...
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SCSI calls for increase in building control inspections

Ireland’s approach to the enforcement of building regulations requires a cultural shift, according to the new President of the Society ...
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