In this episode Paul Ward, AIB Treasury, speaks with John Fahey, AIB Senior Economist about the recent volatility in markets, the market reaction to the new Covid variant and they look ahead to next year and the outlook on currencies ..........
There has been a marked increase in volatility on financial markets in recent weeks, with sharp movements even on an intra-day basis, becoming increasingly common across all asset classes.........
The services sector grew strongly again in Oct, with the PMI little changed at 63.4. Outstanding workloads though, rose by the most in 21 years and prices rose by near record levels....
AIB’s Economic Research Unit provides regular commentary on the domestic and global economy, currency and interest rate markets, and special commentary on key events....
