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Gold hits record high on safe-haven demand amid tariff threats

Gold prices rose to hit a lifetime high today, sparked by safe-haven demand due to US tariff threats, while the ...
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Euro zone economy stagnated in last quarter, foreshadowing weak 2025

The euro zone economy stagnated last quarter as worried consumers zipped up their purses, adding to fears that a long-predicted ...
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Bank of Ireland increases growth forecast for domestic economy for 2025

Bank of Ireland has increased its growth forecast for the domestic economy for this year. It said modified domestic demand ...
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European Central Bank expected to cut interest rates by 0.25%

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates by 0.25% when its governing council meets today. This will ...
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First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns hit highest level since 2007

Mortgage drawdowns by first-time buyers (FTB) hit the highest level since 2007 last year, new figures show. The data from ...
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Over 80% of consumers targeted by scammers last year

Over 80% of Irish consumers were targeted by scammers last year, new data shows. The research carried out by international ...
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GDP falls by 1.3% in fourth quarter, CSO preliminary estimate shows

A preliminary estimate from the Central Statistics Office today shows that gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1.3% in the ...
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Spain’s economy outperforms euro zone in 2024 with 3.2% growth

Spain’s economy expanded a stronger-than-expected 3.2% in 2024, by far outperforming its euro zone peers’ sputtering economies, preliminary data from ...
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US tech stocks, dollar rebound after DeepSeek-triggered selloff

Technology stocks regained some ground today with chipmaker Nvidia up about 2.5% in early trading, a day after it suffered ...
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