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The Central Bank said its mortgage lending rules, which limit how much people can borrow to buy a home, remain unchanged after its latest Financial Stability Review

Central Bank warns of trade tensions, uncertainty risks

The Central Bank has warned that Ireland's exposure to global uncertainty and rising political and international trade tensions, raise the prospect of lower trade and economic growth.

Business • 04 Dec 24

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said capacity constraints were testing the Irish economy

Rising geopolitical tensions pose risk: Central Bank

The Central Bank of Ireland has warned that, despite the strength of the Irish economy, risks remain amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Business • 11 Jun 24

Commercial real estate firms companies have been hit by a triple whammy of higher borrowing costs, falling demand for office space post-Covid and more expensive building materials

Commercial property weak link in euro zone finance - ECB

Commercial property has become the weak link of the euro zone's financial system, with losses there threatening to hurt banks, insurers and funds, a European Central Bank report showed today.

Business • 16 May 24

The Central Bank's latest Financial Stability Review has left mortgage lending rules unchanged

Central Bank Governor not ruling out another rate hike

The full effect of higher interest rates has yet to feed through the economy, according to the Central Bank's Financial Stability Review published today.

Business • 23 Nov 23

ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos says the euro zone's outlook for financial stability is fragile

Outlook for euro zone financial stability 'fragile'

The European Central Bank has warned that the full effect of higher interest rates is yet to be felt in economies across the single currency area.

Business • 22 Nov 23

The Central Bank has today published its latest Financial Stability Review

Risks facing banks rise as inflation hits world economy

The Central Bank said today that while many people here are being stretched by the cost of living, households and businesses are proving resilient to inflationary shocks so far.

Business • 07 Jun 23

The Central Bank is to increase the level of reserves banks must keep as a part of a process announced in June

ECB will increase rates again in December - Makhlouf

The Governor of the Central Bank has said the European Central Bank will increase interest rates at its meeting next month but he had "an open mind" on what scale that should be.

Business • 24 Nov 22

The ECB warned today that indebted households, firms and governments are at particular risk

Euro zone financial stability risks on the rise - ECB

Risks to the euro zone's financial stability are on the rise as the economy heads for a likely recession, the European Central Bank said today, warning that indebted households, firms and governments are at particular risk.

Business • 16 Nov 22

The analysis is contained in the Central Bank's latest Financial Stability Review

Central Bank: Increased risk of 'medium-term' inflation

The Central Bank has warned that broad based price pressures have increased the risk of more medium-term inflation.

Business • 16 Jun 22

The ECB warned of more falls in asset prices if the economic outlook deteriorates as a result of the war in Ukraine or inflation turns out to be much higher than expected

Europe's overpriced house market may sag if rates rise

The euro zone's overpriced housing market may sag if mortgage rates rise faster than inflation, exposing debt-fuelled bubbles in some countries, the European Central Bank said today.

Business • 25 May 22

The Central Bank said its rules on mortgage loan to value limits and borrowers' income limits remain unchanged

No changes to Central Bank's mortgage rules

The Central Bank has left its mortgage rules unchanged after its annual review was published today.

Business • 25 Nov 21

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns that the full impact of the economic shock of the pandemic is still to come

Recovery may be 'bumpy and uneven' - Central Bank

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has said the recovery of the economy may be "bumpy and uneven" and that some sectors will thrive as others continue to struggle.

Business • 16 Jun 21

The ECB defines zombie firms as companies that fail to turn a profit and are supported by credit

ECB warns of creeping 'corporate zombification'

The European Central Bank has warned about creeping "corporate zombification" in euro area companies.

Business • 19 May 21

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns that the shock from Covid-19 'hasn't played out completely'

No changes to Central Bank's mortgage rules

The Central Bank has left its key rules on mortgage lending unchanged and has also extended its relaxation of certain regulations on bank reserves into next year.

Business • 26 Nov 20

The ECB has warned that 'vulnerabilities in the corporate sector are increasing as the pandemic evolves'

ECB warns against early withdrawal of Covid supports

The European Central Bank has said if governments withdraw financial support from households and companies too early, it could "set back the economic recovery".

Business • 25 Nov 20

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said governments are facing 'fantastic levels of uncertainty'

Central Bank warns of unprecedented economic shock

The Central Bank has warned that the scale of the economic shock due to Covid-19 is "unprecedented" and will create pressure on the financial position of both borrowers and banks.

Business • 16 Jun 20

The Central Bank's first Financial Stability Review outlines key risks facing the financial system

Disorderly Brexit biggest risk to financial stability

A new review from the Central Bank shows that the main risk to the country's financial stability and the wider economy is a larger-than-expected macroeconomic shock in a case of a disorderly Brexit.

Brexit • 12 Jul 19

Financial Stability Review

Central Bank warns of trade tensions, uncertainty risks

Rising geopolitical tensions pose risk: Central Bank

Commercial property weak link in euro zone finance - ECB

Central Bank Governor not ruling out another rate hike

Outlook for euro zone financial stability 'fragile'

Risks facing banks rise as inflation hits world economy

ECB will increase rates again in December - Makhlouf

Euro zone financial stability risks on the rise - ECB

Central Bank: Increased risk of 'medium-term' inflation

Europe's overpriced house market may sag if rates rise

No changes to Central Bank's mortgage rules

Recovery may be 'bumpy and uneven' - Central Bank

ECB warns of creeping 'corporate zombification'

No changes to Central Bank's mortgage rules

ECB warns against early withdrawal of Covid supports

Central Bank warns of unprecedented economic shock

Disorderly Brexit biggest risk to financial stability

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