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Oliver Mangan

Oliver Mangan: US election could be adding to uncertainty around the dollar

There has been a fair bit of debate recently about whether the dollar has entered a long-term decline now that the US Federal Reserve has cut rates to effectively zero. The currency lost about 7.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2020

Oliver Mangan: Businesses face partial recovery from Covid hit for the next couple of years

In the eurozone, GDP fell by over 12% in the quarter following the decline of 3.6% recorded in the opening quarter of the year.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

Oliver Mangan: As stock markets soar, others are less convinced about the Covid-19 rebound

Stock markets continue to be underpinned by the run of good data from economies emerging from the great lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Euro bloc upturn on track

The eurozone economy has lost a good deal of momentum this year, writes Oliver Mangan. 

Tue, 30 Oct, 2018

US rate fears crash party

With a rather good sense of timing, the IMF warned last week in its biannual global financial stability update that risks to the financial system have risen this year.

Tue, 16 Oct, 2018

Little drama and little joy from today’s budget

One of the main annual events i the political calendar occurs today, when the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, presents his budget for the coming year to the Dáil.

Tue, 09 Oct, 2018

Migration from outside EU boost for labour force

The latest set of Irish labour market data published last week by the CSO saw the unemployment rate revised up from 5.1% to 5.9% for the most recent month, July.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2018

Dollar will weaken in time

The US dollar had a weak start to the year, with the euro-dollar rate rising above $1.20 and then reaching $1.25.

Tue, 28 Aug, 2018

Doubts Donald Trump’s growth spurt can be sustained

The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 4.1% in the second quarter of the year.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2018

Slowing house price growth still means huge shortages

A new measurement of housing completions by the CSO shows the level of house-building is much lower than previously envisaged.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2018