David Murphy
Economics and Public Affairs Correspondent at RTÉ
RTÉ Economics & Public Affairs Correspondent. Former Political Coverage Editor. Former Business Editor. Views my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements. Cyclist.
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1 week ago |
rte.ie | David Murphy
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rte.ie | David Murphy
European Commissioner for Justice Michael McGrath has said that the EU needs to "keep all options on the table" in tariff negotiations with the US. Asked about the EU potentially threatening to use digital taxes and anti-coercion measures against the US, he said that in any negotiation process "you need to enter into it from a position of strength."The Irish Government has been opposed to the use of both measures because of Ireland's exposure to technology multinationals.
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2 weeks ago |
rte.ie | David Murphy
The interest rate on new mortgages offered by banks are half a percentage point lower than they were a year ago, according to new data from the Central Bank. However, Irish homebuyers are still paying 0.46 percentage points more than the average across the euro zone. People taking mortgages in Ireland are paying an average of 3.79% compared to 3.33% in other countries which use the euro, making Ireland the fifth most expensive country in the euro zone.
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rte.ie | David Murphy
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rte.ie | David Murphy
There has been speculation for weeks about what would happen to pharmaceuticals as part of Donald Trump's massive tariff policy shift. But drug products were unexpectedly excluded from the 20% taxes which will be imposed on exports from the EU to the US. Tánaiste Simon Harris has suggested that the White House may well introduce measures on drug products in a separate announcement, possibly in the next few weeks.
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Big development here. Donald Trump mentions 90 day pause on social media. A lot more details needed.
Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off
The first sign of the real world effects of tariffs has happened. Employers group IBEC says some of its members are seeing orders cancelled by US customers. https://t.co/lwXxFDInEr via @rte
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