Alan Mcquaid

Dublin house prices more than nine times the average salary

Capital’s housing market may have reached ‘peak affordability’ as median prices rise to €370,000

New mortgage lending increased to nearly €9bn last year

Central Bank figures record biggest jump since 2009, but total remains low by historical standards

Exports hit record €13.7bn in January as reliance on UK declines

Strong trading performance comes amid signs of global slowdown

Retail sales growth hits 10-month low on Brexit fears

New CSO data show sales grew by 1.2% in January on annual basis

Irish workers now ranked as most productive in world

OECD figures suggest Republic leads way in labour productivity

Strong Christmas sales drive VAT receipts to record €2.7bn

Exchequer returns show sales tax accounted for half receipts generated in January

Who is buying what? Why CSO’s retail data needs to be updated

Cantillon: Retail numbers dominated by car sales and don’t capture all online spending

Retail sales fall in December but remain up in annual terms

Latest official numbers show sales declined in volume terms last month

Currency specialists see sterling appreciating despite Brexit jitters

Analysts say market outlook is strong, as chance of no-deal Brexit decreases

Retail sales show annual rise of 3.6% in November

Electrical goods, furniture drive rise in sales volume

Unemployment rate unchanged at 5.3% in month of December

Figures show youth unemployment rate still declining, dropping to 12.2% last month

Is the Government going for broke again?

Budgetary watchdog stops just short of accusation that recovery is being squandered

Brexit bedlam leaves Irish shares on course for biggest drop since crash

If there is a disorderly Brexit it will not be pretty for European assets or the euro

Jobless rate dips to 10-year low of 5.3 % in October

But youth unemployment remains high at 12%

Retail sales up 2.6% but figures ‘weaker than expected’

Merrion’s Alan McQuaid says consumers still spending strongly on an annual basis

Irish exports to UK increase in July but down so far this year

EU exports increasingly important, now accounting for 51% of total exports

Trade war tops agenda as US actions take toll on Turkish lira

Business Week: Vulture funds, housing and corporate struggles fill the headlines

US protectionism bigger threat than Brexit, expert warns

Alan McQuaid says Ireland is most exposed to breakdown in global trading patterns

Irish goods exports to Britain fall 7% amid Brexit uncertainty

Latest trade numbers suggest overall export trade remains strong

This Week: Mincon results expected to deliver on revenue growth

Will June residential property prices show any sign of cooling down?

Unemployment unchanged at 5.1% in July

Youth unemployment continuing to decline, latest figures show

House prices rose 12.4% in year to May but rate of growth is slowing

Residential Property Price Index shows prices up 77.7% compared with 2013 trough

Government’s finances on target for first time this year

Exchequer returns show Government collected €20.5bn in taxes in five months to May

Central Bank numbers suggest no return to credit-fuelled bust

Despite ultra-low interest rates, Irish households are still playing it safe

Irish inflation remains weak at 0.2%

CSO figures suggest main monthly changes were higher costs for clothing and transport

‘Weak’ Irish industrial output recorded in January

Outlook for production this year remains ‘very uncertain’, economist says

Retail sales up 4.5% in October compared with last year

Sales ‘remain erratic’ on a monthly basis, but underlying trend positive, says Merrion

Ireland: No country for working women?

Childcare costs and high taxes contribute to low workforce participation rates for women

Ireland’s trade surplus rose to €3.6bn in September

Latest CSO numbers point to another strong year, with value of export trade up 2%

Irish mortgage holders to benefit from low rates for another two years

ECB chief Mario Draghi signals cycle of hikes will not begin until at least 2019

Manufacturing output falls amid concern over Brexit impact

CSO statistics point to annual fall of 3.2 per cent in production in September

Household deposits hit €100bn despite zero rate of return

Central Bank figures show cautious Irish consumers continue to save at record levels

‘Back to school’ effect sees retail sales rebound in September

Car sales plummet 18% as a weak pound prompts higher used-car imports from UK

Government should consider ‘penalising property investors’

Merrion Stockbrokers says radical action needed to address current housing crisis

Sterling’s mini-revival may be trumped by ‘Brexit confusion’

Analysts speculate on where British currency may go from here

Exchequer returns point to limited Budget wriggle room

Latest numbers show Government’s tax take still trails projection by €209m

US tax reform won’t hurt Ireland, claim Irish tax experts

Analysts believe incentives for US firms to base operations in Ireland will continue

Not feeling the economic recovery? You’re not alone

The financial outlook for many is dominated by stagnating wages, high personal debt and persistent negative equity

Republic set for record trade surplus after spike in exports

Latest CSO figures show January-May balance running at €3.3bn above last year

Inflation turns negative as oil price falls and sterling weakens

Official reading of -0.4% in June reflects research findings on impact of sterling on prices here

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