# ECB

Last year

2022

European Central Bank slows pace of interest rate hikes with 0.5% rise

In response, Bank of Ireland confirmed that tracker mortgage rates will increase for all tracker mortgage customers by 0.5%.

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Updated Dec 15th 2022, 2:01 PM

# late late

Lagarde says inflation crisis came from 'nowhere', describes Putin as 'a terrifying man'

The ECB president made an appearance opposite Ryan Tubridy tonight.

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Oct 28th 2022, 11:21 PM

# Interest Rates

Tracker mortgage repayments to increase as European Central Bank hikes interest rates by 0.75%

The ECB announced the hike in a statement this afternoon.

The hike will see monthly tracker mortgage repayments increase.

The ECB has also warned that it expects to raise interest rates further to tame inflation.

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Updated Oct 27th 2022, 2:58 PM

# Interest Rates

Expected interest rate hike may help 'contain' house prices, says Varadkar

The ECB’s 25-member governing council is likely to lift its key interest rates by 75 points for the second consecutive time.

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Oct 27th 2022, 9:44 AM

Voices

Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week

Economist Victor Duggan looks ahead to the expected ECB rate hike tomorrow.

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Oct 26th 2022, 7:00 AM

Voices

Analysis: ECB rates are on the rise, what does this mean for mortgage holders?

Financial expert David Quinn looks at the latest rate hike and the options available to homeowners.

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Updated Sep 9th 2022, 10:15 AM

# Inflation

Tracker mortgage rates to rise after ECB hike interest rates by 0.5%

The bank is trying to respond to soaring inflation but those on tracker and variable rates will likely face an increase.

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Updated Jul 21st 2022, 5:39 PM

# Inflation

ECB ups key interest rates as it warns 'inflation to remain undesirably elevated for some time'

The July rate hike will be the first in 11 years.

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Updated Jun 9th 2022, 1:20 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Traditional remedies might not work. So how will we cure the surging cost of living?

A report by

Ian Curran

Almost everything is more expensive than it was a year ago, from energy to fuel to bathroom fittings and Big Macs.

Usually, governments might cut public spending and central bankers could hike interest rates in response.

But economists say the logic of traditional remedies is 'debatable' in the unprecedented context of the pandemic.

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Feb 6th 2022, 12:05 AM

# vimes boots

Explainer: Why is everything more expensive?

In Ireland and across Europe, prices have risen sharply over the past year as economies have reopened.

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Feb 4th 2022, 7:30 AM

# price pressures

No let up in cost of living surge in January as Eurozone inflation hits a record high

Amid heightened anxiety over inflation, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council will meet tomorrow.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:20 PM

# digital banking

Revolut takes 'first steps' toward offering loans and bank accounts to Irish users

The digital challenger bank is increasing its offering to Irish customers as Ulster Bank and KBC Bank move to exit the market.

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Feb 1st 2022, 1:28 PM

All time

# Banknotes

European Central Bank plans to redesign euro banknotes

A final decision on the new look is expected in 2024.

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Dec 6th 2021, 1:08 PM

# The Banks

Bank of Ireland fined €24.5 million for IT failures that had potential 'serious' customer impact

The failures could have led to customers being denied access to basic banking services.

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Dec 2nd 2021, 11:00 AM

# price inflation

'Supply chain bottlenecks and rising energy prices' are main threat to recovery, warns Lagarde

Despite rising prices, the European Central Bank also decided to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged.

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Oct 28th 2021, 2:15 PM

# Morning Memo

Morning Memo: Why are borrowing costs rising for eurozone governments?

The ECB says it’s closely monitoring what’s going on in government debt markets.

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Feb 26th 2021, 11:32 AM

# Stimulus Package

More stimulus for Europe as ECB adds €500 billion to €1.35 trillion package, extending it into 2022

It comes against the backdrop of gloomy economic forecasts.

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Dec 10th 2020, 12:48 PM

# ECB

Hopes for a swift economic recovery in 2021 have faded, says ECB

A resurgence of the virus has weakened euro area growth forecasts.

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Nov 25th 2020, 10:46 AM

# Explainer

Explainer: Everything you've always wanted to know about bonds but were afraid to ask

The National Treasury Management Agency auctioned €1.5 billion of Irish government bonds last week.

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May 24th 2020, 11:00 AM

# ECB

Top EU court hits back at German ruling on €2 trillion bond-buying scheme

The European Court of Justice warns the decision could jeopardise EU legal unity.

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May 8th 2020, 1:32 PM

# Coronavirus

'Economic shock' of Covid-19: Some central banks cut interest rates as Lagarde raises spectre of 2008

The economic effects of coronavirus can be mitigated “if we handle it well,” according to the Bank of England.

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Mar 11th 2020, 5:37 PM

# Vulture funds

Minister concedes homeowners who engaged with PTSB may not have deals honoured

PTSB, which is 75% State owned, has been defending its plan to sell off a book of non-performing loans.

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Feb 21st 2018, 3:44 PM

# Changing lanes

He was the frontrunner, but now Ireland has withdrawn Philip Lane as a candidate for top ECB job

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said he didn’t want the candidacy of Lane to be a “source of disagreement”.

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Feb 19th 2018, 2:18 PM

# Report Card

Europe raises concerns about lack of housing in Ireland

The European Commission and ECB say “recent price and rent increases have drawn attention to persistent housing supply bottlenecks”.

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Dec 2nd 2016, 9:50 PM

# Trevelyan

Trichet's Corn: Yanis Varoufakis says the ECB are as bad as the British during the Famine

Charles Trevelyan is one of the most vilified figures in Irish history but Varoufakis sees parallels in the ECB’s Jean-Claude Trichet.

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Oct 4th 2016, 11:40 AM

# Make Money Money

'Good for Ireland': Germany's top court rules that the ECB can 'print money'

The challenge to the bond-buying plan could have ended the single currency.

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Jun 21st 2016, 12:40 PM

# nein danke

The €500 banknote looks set for the chop - but some Germans aren't happy

The note is known as a ‘Bin Laden’ because of its associations with crime.

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May 4th 2016, 11:16 AM

# Burn the Bondholders

After five long years, Ballyhea will march to say “No” for final time today

Their campaign will continue, however.

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Mar 6th 2016, 12:34 PM

# santa mario

This man is taking the euro deeper and deeper into the unknown

The ECB cut a key interest rate to a new record low for the region today.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 3:33 PM

# low note

The poor euro is getting pummelled again

Things were looking OK there for a while.

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Nov 23rd 2015, 12:25 PM

# bottom of the pile

These figures show Irish people lost more than anyone in the financial crisis

But it has been a good few years to be Dutch, Belgian or Danish.

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Oct 20th 2015, 12:06 PM

# vote passed

Tsipras 'doesn't regret' leading Greece into third multi-billion euro bailout

The country’s parliament has approved the deal after all-night talks.

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Aug 14th 2015, 3:35 PM

# Neverending Story

Greece latest: Government wants final deal by 20 August

Politicians are due to vote on a second batch of reforms tomorrow in a fresh test of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ authority.

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Jul 21st 2015, 10:50 PM

# Open for Business

Greek banks reopen as citizens face massive price hikes

Greeks will be able to withdraw up to €420 at once per week.

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Jul 20th 2015, 7:26 AM

# bad choices

'Giving another bailout to Greece is like giving money to a drug addict'

“Maybe [Tsipras] didn’t really have a plan.”

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Jul 18th 2015, 9:15 AM

# feta-compli?

Greece latest: Eurozone ministers to make 'major' decision tomorrow

The country is looking for a €53 billion bailout.

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Jul 10th 2015, 11:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Greece accept the terms of a new bailout?

Nai or oxi?

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Jul 5th 2015, 9:31 AM

# Debt March

Greece has another €10.3 billion in debt due in 2015

And you thought your debts were bad.

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Jul 2nd 2015, 7:56 AM

# bailout secret

Patrick Honohan: Brian Lenihan was "very cross" before I made THAT phonecall

“I knew they wouldn’t be all that happy that I made the announcement, but I didn’t realise they’d be so unhappy.”

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Jun 25th 2015, 4:17 PM

# State of the Nation

Is Greece about to kiss the euro goodbye?

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…

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Jun 25th 2015, 12:20 PM