Oil tumbles further as US-China trade tensions fuel recession fears
Oil prices slid more than 3% today, extending last week’s losses, as escalating trade tensions between the US and China ...
Read More World markets dive on trade war gloom
European markets plunged this morning as investors grappled with the possibility of a recession after sweeping tariffs announced by US ...
Read More EU response to Trump tariffs could amount to €400bn
The total European Union response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could amount to duties on US goods worth €400 ...
Read More Tax waivers, grants could bring vacant properties into use, says group
Vacant properties and above-the-shop units could provide an answer to the housing crisis, according to the Hardware Association of Ireland. ...
Read More Tax take to end of March up nearly 9% on same period last year
Tax receipts in the first three months of the year were up 8.9% on the same time last year. Figures ...
Read More Trump tariffs provoke condemnation as recession fears grow
Countries around the world have threatened to wage a trade war with the United States as President Donald Trump’s sweeping ...
Read More EU chief says new US tariffs are ‘major blow to world economy’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that US President Trump’s universal tariffs are a major blow to ...
Read More Govt expects US measures on pharma sector, says Tánaiste
The Government’s “working assumption” is that there will be further US tariffs focused on pharmaceuticals, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. ...
Read More Unemployment edges up from record low to 4% in March – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4% in March from a ...
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