EU and US agree to fast track trade talks after phone call
The European Commission has said that President Ursula Von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump have agreed to fast ...
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The euro could become a viable alternative to the dollar, earning the 20-nation bloc immense benefits, if governments could only ...
Read More Tourism may help support long-term economic growth – BPFI SME Monitor
A new report shows that while export-driven economic growth in the first quarter of this year may not be sustainable, ...
Read More VC funding into Irish SMEs soars in first quarter to €533m
Venture capital funding into Irish SMEs jumped to €532.8m in the first quarter of 2025, new figures from the Irish ...
Read More 15% of households couldn’t cope with a financial emergency
How would your household deal with an unexpected financial emergency costing €1,000? That was a question posed as part of ...
Read More Oil edges up after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline to July
Oil prices recorded limited gains today after US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for trade talks with the European ...
Read More Number of people in employment rises to 2.8 million – CSO
The estimated number of people in employment in the first quarter of 2025 stood at just under 2.8 million, up ...
Read More Bitcoin rises to new record high, eclipses January top
The price of Bitcoin rose to its highest level on record today, eclipsing the previous high from January, as risk ...
Read More Bank of Ireland raises its home building target
Bank of Ireland Group is aiming to support the construction of 30,000 homes across Ireland through debt and equity finance ...
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