ECB to launch year-long strategy review in January – Lagarde
New European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde today said the bank would next month launch a major “strategic review” of the bank’s tools and goals, its first since 2003. Christine Lagarde told reporters the reassessment would start “in the course of January” and aim to be completed by “the end of 2020”. The review “will […]
Inflation rate rises to 1.1% in November – CSO
New Central Statistics Office figures show that consumer prices rose by 1.1% in November from 0.7% in October on the back of higher rents and mortgage interest repayments and education costs. This was the highest rate of inflation since June of this year. The CSO said that housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel prices […]
US and China agree ‘deal in principle’ on trade
The White House has reached a “deal in principle” with Beijing to resolve the 17-month US-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the trade talks The White House was expected to make an announcement later today, the source said. “The written agreement is still being formulated, but they have reached an agreement in […]
US and China agree ‘deal in principle’ on trade
The White House has reached a “deal in principle” with Beijing to resolve the 17-month US-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the trade talks The White House was expected to make an announcement later today, the source said. “The written agreement is still being formulated, but they have reached an agreement in […]
NCC warns cost of public liability insurance impacting competition
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has warned that the rising cost of public liability insurance is adversely impacting competitiveness. The body also warns that legal services around the enforcement of commercial contracts in Ireland are both expensive and slow. The findings are contained in the NCC’s latest Competitiveness Challenges report, which focuses on six key […]