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Stocks sink with bond yield and dollar on recession fears

Global equities suffered heavy losses today as Wall Street joined a global stock rout that started in Japan while the ...
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Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes up 10.2% after previous day’s record fall

Tokyo’s key Nikkei index closed more than 10% higher today, bouncing back from a record selloff the previous day on ...
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Parent’s Leave and Parent’s Benefit extended from today

From today, Parent’s Leave and Parent’s Benefit will be extended from seven weeks to nine weeks. The measures were announced ...
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Fed holds rates steady, nods to possible September cut

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this evening but opened the door to reducing borrowing costs as soon as ...
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Oil prices set for fourth weekly fall as demand concerns weigh

Oil prices rose today but were set for a fourth successive weekly decline, as signs of disappointing global fuel demand ...
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July new car registrations slow down by 5.9% as EV sales drop

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that new car registrations continued to slow down in ...
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Call on Govt to assist parents with back-to-school costs

Children’s charity Barnardos has called on the Government to introduce a suite of measures to assist parents with back-to-school costs. ...
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Activity in manufacturing sector improves slightly

Activity in the manufacturing sector improved slightly in July, according to new data. The latest AIB Manufacturing PMI shows that ...
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Annual rate of inflation steady at 1.5% in July – CSO flash reading

The latest “flash” estimate of inflation from the Central Statistics Office shows that the annual rate came in at 1.5% ...
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