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Surging energy prices drive inflation to almost 4% in Ireland (opens the original)
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Surging energy prices drove inflation in Ireland to a three-year high of 3.9 per cent in September. This was up from 3.4 per cent the previous month and comes as US president Donald Trump rejected Iranâs latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The latest Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) indicated that prices rose at an annualised rate of 3.9 per cent in the 12 months to September and by 0.2 per cent on a monthly basis. The main driver of the increase were energy prices, which
Irish house price growth slows as higher interest rates bite (opens the original)
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House price growth moderated in the third quarter as geopolitical uncertainty and higher interest rates weighed on buyers, the Stateâs largest estate agent said. Sherry FitzGerald said the value of second-hand homes rose by 1.1 per cent between July and September and by 4.4 per cent annually. This marked a slowdown from the level of inflation seen in previous quarters. The companyâs barometer of house prices, which is based on its own internal data, is the latest report to point to a cooling
European shares mark first monthly loss in six months (opens the original)
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European shares suffered their first monthly fall in six months on Wednesday as a surge in global âbond yields reduced the appeal of riskier assets while investors parsed through cooler-than-expected US inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.5 per cent lower, reversing gains from earlier in the session. It is down 2.5 per cent for the month and 1 per cent for the third quarter. An energy-price shock from the Iran war, âdeteriorating government finances and a glut of issuances ha
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales (opens the original)
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âSustained inflationâ led to a drop in fuel sales in August, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agencyâs latest retail sales numbers indicate fuel sales fell by 2.8 per cent during the month as the cost of transport fuel surged. Motorists are in the crosshairs of the latest global energy price shock with petrol and diesel prices breaching â¬2 and â¬2.15 a litre in many forecourts. Before the Iran crisis, prices for both fuels averaged â¬1.70 a litre. The value of fuel
Labour productivity eight times higher in multinational-dominated sectors (opens the original)
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Labour productivity is almost eight times higher in the foreign-dominated manufacturing and IT sectors in Ireland because of multinationals, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). New CSO figures indicate that labour productivity was â¬65.8 per hour in the domestic sector here compared to â¬507.3 per hour in sectors dominated by foreign-owned companies. Productivity is defined as the rate at which goods or services are produced in an economy. It is a key driver of earnings and prosp
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