In this episode, Stuart Banks, AIB Treasury, talks with Oliver Mangan, AIB Chief Economist, about the recent activity on financial markets with a particular focus on interest rates and inflation. They also discuss the economic calendar for the week ahead............
There were plenty of good news stories on the Irish economic front in 2021 despite starting and finishing the year under a COVID cloud and with restrictions on activity. The economy rebounded much more strongly than anyone had anticipated.....
In keeping with its recent trend of surprising markets, the December meeting of the Bank of England saw the central bank increase the Bank Rate by 15bps to 0.25%..........
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....