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US restrictions on selling high-end computer chips to China could be partially responsible for a slowdown in Irish exports, Ireland’s Central Bank has suggested. The value of Irish exports fell by €3bn…

The US central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged as it debates whether it has done enough to stabilise prices. The decision left the Federal Reserve’s rate target…

Nissan will accelerate plans towards electrification by committing that all vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030. The announcement comes despite the UK postponing its 2030 ban on…

Mortgage borrowing rules have been eased after the Bank of England scrapped an affordability test. The “stress test” forced lenders to calculate whether potential borrowers would be able to cope…

The economic shockwaves of the pandemic, and the Ukraine war appear, finally, to be calming. Inflation has fallen for three months in a row and pay is now almost matching…

Russia has hiked interest rates to 12% after the rouble fell to its lowest value in 16 months. The currency fell past 100 per dollar on Monday, prompting Russia’s central…