# Markets

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# no more bills

NTMA suspends Treasury Bill auctions until 2014

The National Treasury Management Agency won’t be holding anymore monthly Treasury Bills sales in 2013.

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Oct 1st 2013, 1:10 PM

# more bills

NTMA to sell more T-Bills but markets unlikely to learn anything

Ireland will hope to sell €500 million worth of short-term treasury bills this week with the short-term loans are expected to go with little fuss.

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Sep 17th 2013, 11:07 AM

# Italy

After two months, Italy's finally getting a new government

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a motion of confidence in the broad coalition led by new premier Enrico Letta.

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Apr 30th 2013, 4:10 PM

# no rush

It's taken two months, but Italy has (finally) unveiled its new government

These things take time.

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Apr 27th 2013, 6:15 PM

# trading

This is how the markets reacted to fake news tweet

The tweet erroneously said there had been two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama was injured.

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Apr 23rd 2013, 7:08 PM

# Markets

Dow, S&P push to new record highs

The rise is returning the stock markets to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 8:35 AM

Voices

Column: EU unity is little more than fiction in the wake of Cyprus being hung out to dry

The Cypriot case demonstrates that the European authorities are now prepared to cross the rubicon into the appropriation of deposits. It seems clear that this crisis has seen the Eurozone enter a new and dangerous phase, writes John O’Brennan.

Mar 29th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Debt Crisis

Cyprus to exempt small savers from deposit tax ahead of crucial vote

Accounts with balances under €20,000 will be exempted from a controversial levy if it is approved by MPs today.

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Mar 19th 2013, 11:23 AM

# Markets

Ireland to auction €500 million in T-Bills

The next sale is slated for Thursday, 21 March.

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Mar 19th 2013, 9:52 AM

# Controversial

Cyprus postpones crucial vote on unpopular bailout until Tuesday

The president is trying to get parliamentarians to back the bailout deal that slaps a hugely unpopular levy on bank savings.

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Mar 18th 2013, 10:25 AM

# Michael Noonan

Noonan: Europe now owes Ireland after 'taking one for the team'

“As Ronald Reagan used to say, ‘We took one for the team.’ And I think the team owes us now.”

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Feb 21st 2013, 2:05 PM

# Markets

SOLD! Ireland sees slightly higher cost of borrowing on T-Bills

The NTMA sold €500 million worth of short-term bonds at auction this morning.

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Feb 21st 2013, 10:52 AM

# China

Foreign investment in China in first fall for three years

The fall comes amid economic turmoil in developed markets and a slowdown in the country.

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Jan 16th 2013, 1:46 PM

# We're Baaaaaack

NTMA to tap bond markets

The decision will see money raised through medium-term bonds.

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Jan 7th 2013, 9:20 PM

# Happy New Year

Stock markets like it when there's no Fiscal Cliff. Who knew?

European markets are all enjoying a healthy start to the year, while US futures have also welcomed the deal.

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Jan 2nd 2013, 11:52 AM

# Markets

European stocks rise after festive break

Europe’s main stock markets rise as traders focus on whether the United States will avert the 2013 “fiscal cliff”.

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Dec 27th 2012, 11:30 AM

# Markets

European equity markets stable in quiet Christmas Eve deals

Sentiment has been hampered by the US fiscal cliff, according to dealers.

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Dec 24th 2012, 3:08 PM

# Fundraising

Bank of Ireland raises €250 million in sale of subordinated debt

The beleaguered bank has ventured back into the fundraising markets.

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Dec 13th 2012, 8:30 AM

# Netflix

Netflix faces US penalty for CEO Facebook comments

Hastings posted a comments that said customers were spending around a billion hours per month watching Netflix

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Dec 7th 2012, 3:49 PM

# Cheers

Forty-eight million bottles of Jameson being sold every year

Whiskey from the Midleton distillery in Cork is one of Ireland’s greatest export successes.

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Nov 22nd 2012, 11:39 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Nov 20th 2012, 5:05 PM

# Markets

European stock markets waver after France loses AAA rating

European markets have all recorded modest gains, apparently in expectation of a deal to lend Greece the cash it needs.

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Nov 20th 2012, 4:04 PM

# EasyJet

easyJet revenue and passenger numbers up

Passenger numbers rose 7.1 per cent to 58.4 million in 2012.

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Nov 20th 2012, 3:20 PM

# Zut alors!

Here's why the French got upset about The Economist cover

It caught the attention of the investing class…

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Nov 19th 2012, 1:45 PM

# Markets

Ireland's cost of borrowing drops as another €500 million is raised

Today’s T-Bills auction was oversubscribed.

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Nov 15th 2012, 11:09 AM

# Testing the Waters

Ireland to go back to the markets again

The auction of T-Bills is set to raise another €500 million.

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Nov 13th 2012, 9:51 AM

# Markets

72 per cent of Irish CEOs see overseas markets as more significant

A survey also showed that only 21 per cent of CEOs believe that Ireland will return to strong GDP growth in 2013.

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Oct 26th 2012, 2:04 PM

Voices

Column: Markets like Moore St are the heart of our cities, and must be saved

The humble street market is in danger of being forgotten as developers move in – but it represents our real heritage, writes Barry Kennerk.

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Oct 22nd 2012, 7:30 PM

# Markets

Ireland's cost of borrowing stable as €500 million raised on markets

The auction was oversubscribed and the cost of borrowing remained at 0.7 per cent.

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Oct 18th 2012, 12:41 PM

Voices

Column: Financial transaction tax? Nice idea, but it won’t work this way

Proposals for a European financial transaction tax are wishful thinking – and won’t hinder the bankers, writes Arthur Doohan.

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Oct 12th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Eurozone

S&P downgrades Spain two notches

Spain’s sovereign debt rating has been cut to just one level above “junk” grade debt – which could see Madrid’s borrowing costs skyrocketing to untenable levels.

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Oct 11th 2012, 7:54 AM

# Eurozone

Portugal criticises tardy European Central Bank

The ECB “arrived late” to attend to the debt crisis in the eurozone, accuses Portuguese president Anibal Cavaco Silva.

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Oct 8th 2012, 12:09 PM

# Privacy Scare

Facebook denies private messages have been made public

Plus, bad news for Facebook shareholders.

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Sep 24th 2012, 8:13 PM

# The Fed

US Federal Reserve announces plan to buy more debt to boost economy

Analysts were not surprised by the move which essentially amounts to so-called quantitative easing.

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Sep 13th 2012, 8:25 PM

# Markets

NTMA chief: It's looking good for 'sustainable' re-entry to markets

However, John Corrigan does warn that “wider uncertainties” in the eurozone could be risk factor to Ireland’s progress.

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Sep 12th 2012, 12:30 PM

# Italy

Italy's electoral law increases market fears

The current system allows party leaders to pick and choose the list of candidates the electorate can vote for and guarantees a strong majority in parliament for the winning party.

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Aug 27th 2012, 5:42 PM