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Fed rate-cut bets drive gold to new record highs

Gold hit a record high for the fourth straight session today, as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal on brewing US-China trade tensions and the US government shutdown, ...

Minister for Finance publishes Finance Bill

The Minister for Finance has published the Finance Bill which implements the tax changes announced on Budget Day, as well as introducing some administrative and technical changes to ...

40% rise in fraudulent payments in Ireland

There was a 40% rise in the volume of fraudulent payments last year compared to 2023, according to the Central Bank’s Payment Fraud Statistics for 2024. The figures ...

Ifac: Corporation tax more reliant on manufacturing and ICT than previously thought

Official data may be understating the amount of corporation tax paid by the manufacturing and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. ...

More than a third of Irish workers failed to use all their annual leave last year – survey

Over a third of Irish people failed to make full use of their holiday entitlements last year, according to new research. It represents an overall improvement on the ...

EU to pay over €0.5 billion to 110,499 farmers under BISS and CRISS schemes

Over half a billion euro is to be paid to Irish farmers in advance payments as part of two EU-funded income-support schemes in the coming days, the Minister ...

Property prices grow at slowest annual pace in 17 months – CSO

Residential property prices grew by 7.4% in the year to August, the lowest rate since March last year and unchanged from the year to July, new figures from ...

AI videos could turn people off social media – expert

The increased volume of AI-generated videos online could eventually turn people away from social media platforms, an expert has said. Social media platforms are embracing AI-generated content because ...

ICS Mortgages cut interest rate and fees for housing bridging loans

ICS Mortgages is to reduce the interest rates and fees across its Housing Bridging Loan products. From October 16, ICS said the rate on its housing bridging loans ...

Building activity falls for fifth month in a row, including residential

Building activity, including residential construction, has declined for a fifth month in a row, a monthly survey by AIB has shown. The bank’s sampling of purchasing managers in ...

What could burst the AI bubble?

Some of the world’s biggest tech firms have soared in value over the last year. As AI evolves at pace, there are hopes that it will improve lives ...

Gold hits record high on US rate cut bets, silver follows suit

Gold prices climbed to a record high above $4,100 today on increased US Federal Reserve rate cut prospects, while resurgent US-China trade woes boosted safe-haven bets, including those ...