ECB delivers fifth rate cut, easing costs for tracker mortgage holders

ECB delivers fifth rate cut, easing costs for tracker mortgage holders

The European Central Bank (ECB) has implemented its fifth interest rate cut since June, reducing lending rates by 0.25 percentage points, with the possibility of further cuts ahead. The decision will provide direct relief to around 130,000 homeowners with tracker mortgages. A couple with €200,000 remaining on their tracker over 10 or 15 years will … Read more

ECB to raise interest rates by further 0.75%

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) governing council meets today in Frankfurt, amid expectations that interest rates may be raised by another 0.75%. The ECB has already raised interest rates twice this year, by half a percentage point in July and three-quarters of a percentage point in September. Market experts broadly expect rates to be raised … Read more

Top EU economist predicts inflation in Ireland to slow later this year

A top European Central Bank official has warned targeted and temporary measures should be used to tackle rising inflation. Philip Lane, the chief economist of the European Central Bank, acknowledged that people were experiencing a major increase in the cost of living but said that he believed the rate of inflation will fall later this … Read more