Chinese battery maker CATL surges 16% in biggest listing of 2025
Strong demand for secondary offering in Hong Kong expected to lift amount raised to $5.3bn
BNP-Paribas
Office market drags on construction sector despite ‘surge’ in homebuilding
Construction input costs on the up but builders confident that demand for housing will carry forward into 2025
ECB’s latest rate reduction will help borrowers but egg on house prices
Markets are already pricing in four more rate cuts between now and March
Builders confident in housing pipeline despite fall in construction activity - BNP Paribas
Sharp 127% increase in construction sector insolvencies this year, says CRIFVision-net
Green shoots appear but commercial property recovery remains a ways off yet
Total investment might end the year higher than 2023 but from a low base
Markets hit a wall amid fears of US economic slowdown
Financials and tech stocks worst hit as indices show a sea of red
Construction activity contracts but housing output remains on upward curve
BNP Paribas’s latest index for the construction sector here fell to 47.5 in June as work on commercial projects fell
Tumultuous week sees European shares slide after Macron calls snap French election
Iseq index a sea of red as investors fear looser fiscal policies if far-right National Rally party wins
French political uncertainty weighs on stocks as banks take hit
Iseq index shed 1.5% as investors took a risk-off approach
European shares fall as Macron’s snap election sends French stocks lower
Banks among the sectors under pressure in Europe, while Wall Street stocks advance
Construction activity steady but housing still on upward curve
Latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland barometer indicates housing and commercial projects continued to increase in May
The Irish Times view on Dublin’s office market: adjusting to a new reality
A number of different factors are driving vacancies here but the trend could offer opportunities as well as risks
Collapse in demand means ‘no relief for Dublin office market until 2027′
Leasing activity plunged to lowest level since 2010 last year, says BNP Paribas
Shares in Europe slip as euro area inflation figures disappoint and Bank of England holds the line
Iseq index finished down 0.6%, weighted down by banks and packaging names
European stocks struggle after ECB decides to press pause
Dublin’s Iseq index shed close 0.8% on Thursday
Dublin office take-up slumps 63% in 12 months
Vacancy rates to peak around 16% next year but level of oversupply remains limited, says BNP Paribas Real Estate
Shares tread water despite hawkish central bank comments
Iseq index underperformed its peers, shedding 0.1%
Commercial construction activity contracts most since lockdown
At the end of June about 3.1 million square feet of office space was under construction in Dublin, according to Lisney estimates
Big banks to pay millions in fines for using WhatsApp
US regulators hit Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas for staff unofficially using of the service
Cliff Taylor: Is the Irish tech sector really facing a crisis?
If the sector treads water for a while, there will be some economic pain, but fears of a collapse are overstated
Remote work and tech slowdown ‘drag’ on Dublin office market
Irish workers ‘the biggest adopters’ of remote working EU, says BNP Paribas
European central banks could speed up bond sales, economists claim
Vast bond portfolios bought via quantitative easing under scrutiny
Meet the global banking giant that’s in expansion mode
Having gone through a remarkable transformation over the past half century, BNP Paribas Ireland is in expansion mode
European shares end higher, lifted by healthcare and bank stocks
AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoy positive sentiment
How many new homes will be constructed in Ireland this year?
Getting an accurate picture on house completions is difficult given the various measures available
Mixed bag for markets ahead of Easter break
Irish shares recovered some lost ground with the Iseq up more than 1%
French authorities raid big banks in tax fraud inquiry
BNP Paribas and HSBC among the lenders under investigation over trades related to dividend payments
Global stocks sink as rally fizzles out
The Iseq index gave back almost all of Thursday’s 2.3 per cent
Banks and utility stocks lead European markets lower
Mining giants and luxury goods groups make gains after strong economic data from China
Commercial construction tender prices soften but inflation still ‘substantial’
Rate of increase declined from 7.5% to 4% in second half of 2022 due to falling energy prices
Global stocks wobble on US price data
The Iseq index, up by about 0.3%, traded in line with its European peers
BNP Paribas plans €5bn share buyback after outperforming peers
Paris-based bank sold its US unit Bank of the West in late 2021, and has raised profitability targets
Sharp rise in Dublin office take-up in 2022 but tech slowdown ‘restricting’ market
Leasing activity surged above pre-Covid levels in 2022 in all sectors except IT
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