OPEC agrees to cut oil production
29.09.2016 Daily blogIn an unexpected development, OPEC agreed to cut its oil production following yesterday’s meeting in Algiers. The range for output will be 32.5 million to 33 million barrels per day (b/d), which compares to the 33.5 million(b/d) it produced in August. The price of Brent crude has jumped by almost $2 to just shy of […]
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Ireland Newsflash – September 2016
14.09.2016GDP growth of 4.1% y-o-y in Q2 2016; Consumer spending increased by 1.8%, Investment rose by 21.0%, Exports gained 3.9%, Download the newsflash in full here: boi_ireland_newsflash_september_2016
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UK Outlook – July 2016
22.07.2016Weaker Economy Ahead: GDP to grow by 1.5% in 2016; Employment growth of 0.9%; Unemployment rate to average 5.3%; Inflation at 1.0% Download the UK Outlook in full here: BOI_UK Outlook July 2016
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Weekly Round Up 23.09.2016
23.09.2016This week’s highlights: Fed keeps interest rates steady; Bond yields lower on the week; Equity markets chalk up solid gains; EUR/$ still range bound. Read the full Weekly Round Up below: weekly-round-up-23-september-2016
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The Bulletin – August 2016
31.08.2016The Bank of England (BoE) has eased monetary policy in response to a weaker outlook for the UK economy following the Brexit vote in late June. It has cut interest rates by 25bps to 0.25%, reactivated its QE programme – it will purchase £70bn of assets over the coming months – and introduced a new funding scheme […]
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Emerging Markets Update – August 2016
02.09.2016Asia still leading the way: Steady gowth in China; Growth of over 7% in India; Russia’s GDP falls more slowly; Brazilian economy contracts. Download the Update in full here: Emerging Markets Update August 2016
