# Markets

Last year

2022

Voices

Analysis: This year was a financial rollercoaster - what will 2023 bring for your money?

Financial advisor Ralph Benson looks at the highs and lows of the economy this year and asks if the future is brighter.

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Dec 29th 2022, 7:30 AM

# Markets

Pound rallies in ‘damning’ market reaction to Truss resignation

The pound has suffered a tumultuous past two months sparked by Truss’s chancellor announcing a mini-budget

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Oct 20th 2022, 3:21 PM

# Kwasi Kwarteng

UK Government to push on with tax cuts as pound hits all-time low against dollar

Neither Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng nor Liz Truss are currently expected to publicly address the major market shift.

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Updated Sep 26th 2022, 1:52 PM

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# rug pull

Over $2m disappears after unofficial 'Squid Game' cryptocurrency plummets in value

The massive withdrawal caused SQUID to become virtually worthless, bearing the signs of a scam nicknamed the “rug pull”.

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Nov 2nd 2021, 8:25 PM

# Competition

EU launches 'in-depth' probe of Google's bid for Fitbit

There is concern that acquiring Fitbit’s user data will strengthen Google’s position in targeted advertising.

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Aug 4th 2020, 2:36 PM

# Closed

Dublin City Council is 'exploring' new sites for the Dublin Flea Christmas Market

Organisers said that no location could be found to host the market.

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Updated Jul 19th 2019, 5:16 PM

# Tension

'We want a level playing pitch': Retail groups take aim at pop-up markets

But one major operator says bricks-and-mortar firms are simply ‘unable to take competition’.

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Aug 26th 2018, 11:00 AM

# hold on to your hats

Wall Street, we have a correction: The Dow Jones is plummeting again

The market has fallen 10% since its all-time high two weeks ago.

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Feb 8th 2018, 9:36 PM

# In the market

4 events for... market lovers in search of a bargain

Farmers markets, flea markets and more.

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Jan 31st 2018, 3:47 PM

# henry street

'It can cost lives': Garda concern about counterfeit toys at Christmas markets

Many of these toys have not been through the proper safety tests.

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Dec 21st 2016, 6:30 AM

# Stability

Here's how Trump's victory affected the dollar

One market analyst described it as “a bloodbath”.

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Nov 9th 2016, 5:01 PM

# Markets

Markets wobble as Trump surges in polls

Early confidence across trading floors was wiped out as investors consider the prospect of a win for the real estate mogul.

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Nov 9th 2016, 2:42 AM

# Markets

Electricity and gas bills are getting cheaper for 650,000 households

This announcement by Bord Gåis Energy marks their third price cut since February 2015.

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Aug 30th 2016, 12:11 PM

# Taking a pounding

The pound is taking a battering as Brexit fears set in

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water”.

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Jul 6th 2016, 8:04 AM

# money issues

Over €360m wiped off value of Irish taxpayers' stake in banks after Brexit vote

The Irish state has a large stake in several banks which saw their share prices dive this morning.

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Jun 24th 2016, 12:54 PM

# fora

Journal Media launches brand new business site

Fora will help SMEs and startups access information, support and quality journalism.

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Mar 30th 2016, 1:11 PM

# Aftershock

US markets opened the new year with their worst first day performance since the dark days of 2008

The struggles of China’s stock markets are causing shocks felt around the world.

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Jan 5th 2016, 9:14 AM

# flea markets

Dublin is getting two innovative new flea markets this weekend

A kilo sale and a rave market, all on your doorstep.

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Nov 12th 2015, 10:16 AM

Voices

The next general election? You should trust the bookies a lot more than the opinion polls...

The polls got things badly wrong prior to the UK general election, and this is a trend that’s set to continue argues John Byrne.

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Aug 14th 2015, 8:00 AM

# cutting your cloth

Take 4: Homes for every budget

Here is our pick of properties from €250k up to €1 million.

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Aug 14th 2015, 12:35 AM

# Murder

Man arrested over shooting of ex-IRA commander Jock Davison

A property in Belfast was also searched as part of the investigation into Davison’s shooting yesterday.

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May 6th 2015, 11:38 AM

# Road Trip

Thanks to falling oil prices, this is how much cheaper it is to get from A to B

You’re saving cash, but not as much as you might have expected.

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Jan 28th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Tough Love

Unsustainable oil prices? OPEC won't continue to step in to protect a certain price

Yesterday the price of oil hit a six year low, but the UAE says they can’t under any circumstances be the only party responsible.

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Jan 13th 2015, 9:39 AM

# fill it up

Explainer: Oil prices have dipped below $50 a barrel. But Ireland could be a winner...

Here’s why falling oil prices matter.

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Jan 7th 2015, 11:43 AM

# Food Fight

Market traders dismiss criticism from local businesses as 'begrudgery'

Des Vallely, the co-director of Irish Village Markets, said that restaurants should focus on the quality and price of their produce, rather than ‘giving out’ about competitors.

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Jul 8th 2014, 2:55 PM

# US Economy

US economy suffers sharpest contraction in five years

Severe weather, weak consumer spending growth and higher imports all played a role, according to US Commerce Dept.

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Jun 25th 2014, 3:16 PM

# Greece

Booby-trapped car explodes outside bank in Athens

The explosion came as Greece prepared to return to bond markets. No one was injured in the incident.

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Apr 10th 2014, 9:34 AM

# gone rogue

He's walking 1400km from Rome to Paris but this €4.9bn rogue trader will be jailed

His walk is a “personal journey” aimed at bringing the message of Pope Francis’s November attack of the “tyranny” of financial markets.

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Mar 19th 2014, 1:59 PM

# allocated seating

€35 million loss for Ryanair with falling fares but rising passenger numbers

The airline says that the fall is “in line with previous guidance”.

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Feb 3rd 2014, 9:25 AM

# Bord Bia

Value of Irish food and drink exports nearly €10 billion in 2013

Exports for dairy products and ingredients brought in the most money, followed by beef exports.

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Jan 8th 2014, 8:44 AM

# Funding

NTMA reaffirms aim to raise as much as €10bn from markets this year

The National Treasury Management Agency published its review of 2013 this afternoon, and details a number of

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Jan 7th 2014, 1:47 PM

# Markets

European stocks rise to cap a bumper 2013 for traders

Stocks have been boosted this year by the upbeat global economic outlook, low interest rates and central bank stimulus policies.

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Dec 31st 2013, 12:13 PM

# Downgrade

Moody's downgrades Bank of Ireland's deposit ratings

The investment service said the results of the stress test that will be undertaken by the ECB next year are “difficult to anticipate”.

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Dec 18th 2013, 6:34 PM

# Irish Beef

Japan ends 12-year-ban and reopens its market to Irish beef

But all is not well in the beef sector, warns the ICSA.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 12:55 PM

# counting down

So what's happening in LIMERICK in the run up to Christmas?

What treats are on offer in the Treaty City? Here’s the lowdown…

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Nov 30th 2013, 9:15 AM

# Recovery

Labour market shows recovery, but GDP is revised downwards

A new report says that Ireland is showing “green shoots” of recovery, in the jobs market at least.

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Nov 22nd 2013, 8:09 AM

# Markets

Two Irish banks raise funds in transactions not seen for several years

Both transactions, made by Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB, were met with strong demand.

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Nov 20th 2013, 10:45 PM

# Money Money Money

China now the biggest market for Bitcoin trading

The entire market value is now worth €4.15 billion after a surge in trading earlier this week.

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Nov 20th 2013, 12:22 PM

# Credit Rating

NTMA: 'Moody's rating of Ireland is side-lining Asian investors'

The head of the NTMA John Corrigan said Ireland will need to engage with the markets in 2014 to pre-fund for the following year.

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Nov 17th 2013, 3:29 PM

# Economy

Noonan wants Budget to give “markets confidence”

With the country required to cut the national deficit to 5.1 per cent of GDP, Michael Noonan says that it is “important to be beat that target”.

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Oct 3rd 2013, 5:59 PM