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Ireland Markets Overview

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Overview presents a real-time snapshot of financial and economic developments in Ireland. The Irish stock market, bonds, currency and credit market dynamics are analyzed along with Ireland macroeconomic dynamics.




Ireland Economic Sectors

 
Economic sectors analyzes in detail the dynamics of the Irish economy by economic sector and subsector based on data obtained from Eurostat.  Explore MacroVar macroeconomic calculations.

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Sector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1-Year History M/M Q/Q Y/Y Subsectors Details
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Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
Description
The economic sentiment indicator (ESI) is a composite indicator produced by the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) of the European Commission. Its objective is to track GDP growth at Member states, EU and euro area levels. The ESI is a weighted average of the balances of replies to selected questions addressed to firms in five sectors covered by the EU Business and Consumer Surveys and to consumers. The sectors covered are industry (weight 40 %), services (30 %), consumers (20 %), retail (5 %) and construction (5 %). Balances are constructed as the difference between the percentages of respondents giving positive and negative replies. EU and euro-area aggregates are calculated on the basis of the national results and seasonally adjusted. The ESI is scaled to a long-term mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10. Thus, values above 100 indicate above-average economic sentiment and vice versa. Data are seasonally adjusted (SA). Further details on the construction of the ESI can be found in the user guide of the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys.
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Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
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Description
The monthly tendency survey provides a quick and up-to-date overview of actual conditions and expectations within the manufacturing industries. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized program as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
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Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
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Description
The monthly tendency survey provides a quick and up-to-date overview of actual conditions and expectations within the Services. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized programme as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission. Within same programme is also carried out monthly tendency surveys on Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Retail Trade and Consumer expectations as well as the biannual survey on Manufacturing Industry Investments.
Retail sector None None blank blank blank 0 0 -298 blank blank
Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
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Description
The monthly tendency survey provides a quick and up-to-date overview of actual conditions and expectations within the retail trade. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized programme as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission. Within same programme is also carried out monthly tendency surveys on Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Services and Consumer expectations as well as the biannual survey on Manufacturing Industry Investments.
Consumer sector None None blank blank blank 0 0 -21 blank
Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
Description
The purpose of the tendency survey for the consumer industry is to provide a fast and up-to-date picture of conditions and expectations in the consumer industry. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized programme as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission. Within same programme is also carried out monthly tendency surveys on Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Services and Consumer expectations as well as the biannual survey on Manufacturing Industry Investments.
Construction sector None None blank blank blank 0 0 8 blank blank
Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
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Description
The purpose of the tendency survey for the construction industry is to provide a fast and up-to-date picture of conditions and expectations in the construction industry. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized programme as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission. Within same programme is also carried out monthly tendency surveys on Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Services and Consumer expectations as well as the biannual survey on Manufacturing Industry Investments.
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Subsector Last Previous Trend Momentum 1 Year M/M Q/Q Y/Y
Description
The purpose of the tendency survey for employment is to provide a fast and up-to-date picture of conditions and expectations in employment for the country. The survey is directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized programme as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.


Ireland Real-Time News

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08:11:29 Germany in a new push to get China behind Ukraine peace efforts - WSJ.
08:11:24 ECB’s Lane: Near-term inflation is to fluctuate near the current level.
08:11:24 ECB’s Lane: Even if the near-term inflation outlook is somewhat bumpy, the projected convergence of inflation to the target in 2025 will be underpinned.
08:11:24 ECB’s Lane: Deceleration in wage growth is necessary in order for services inflation to converge to a rate that is consistent with meeting the two per cent target.
08:11:24 ECB’s Lane: While service inflation should decline somewhat in the near term, it is expected to remain relatively elevated for most of this year.
08:11:24 ECB's Lane: There has been much less progress in relation to domestic inflation compared to broader inflation measures.
08:11:24 Stocks Climb in Return Calm as Oil Prices Decline - Europe Market Wrap
08:11:23 ECB's Kazimir: ECB is not committing to any policy path beyond June.
08:11:23 ECB's Kazimir: Economic recovery is taking hold and will accelerate in H2.
08:11:23 ECB's Kazimir: The door is opening for first interest-rate cut in June.
08:11:23 ECB's Rehn: The key ECB interest rates can be lowered in June if inflation slows as expected.
08:11:22 Eurozone Industrial Production February 2024 Full Report
08:11:22 Eurozone Industrial Production YoY Actual -6.4% (Forecast -5.5%, Previous -6.7%)
08:11:22 Eurozone Industrial Production MoM Actual 0.8% (Forecast 0.8%, Previous -3.2%)
08:11:22 ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts - April 2024
08:11:21 ECB's Simkus: Geopolitical shocks such as an escalation in the Israel and Iran conflict could cancel the June rate cut.
08:11:21 ECB's Simkus: I see a chance of a July rate cut following the move in June.
08:11:21 ECB's Simkus: ECB rates will come down both this year and next.
08:11:21 ECB's Simkus: Geopolitival shocks such as an escalation in the Israel and Iran conflict could cancel the June rate cut.
08:11:21 ECB's Simkus: I see a chance of July rate cut following the move in June.

Ireland Economic Calendar

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Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the Irish economy.



Ireland Financial Markets


MacroVar analytics monitors the following Irish financial markets. MacroVar models monitor a vast of financial and macroeconomic factors affecting each financial market. Click on a specific financial market to get detailed analysis.


Market Symbol Last Mom Trend Exh RSI 1D% 1W% 1M% 1Y%
Ireland 10-year bond yield IE.10Y 3.142 -1 0.75 1.02569 40.9051 -0.01843 -0.04672 -0.06293 0.27361
Ireland 2-year bond yield IE.2Y -0.422 -0.5 0.5 0.96484 52.9793 0 -0.03432 0.01932 -0.07456
Ireland Yield Curve Ireland-YC 0.67 -1 -0.25 0.11761 49.5544 0.9 -6.42 -10.9 -0.40053
Ireland Credit Default Swaps CDS.Ireland 24 -1 -0.75 -0.62396 47.3684 -0.07692 -0.05882 -0.07692 -0.11111

Ireland Macroeconomic Indicators


MacroVar analytics monitors the following Irish's economic indicators. Click on a specific macroeconomic indicator to get detailed analysis.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope Percentile Update
balance of trade ie.balanceoftrade 4981040 6292720 -21 -23 Down Down 17 2023-09-30
bank lending rate ie.banks.lendingrate 4.13 3.71 11 275 UP UP 93 2023-06-30
building permits ie.buildingpermits 1565 1585 -1 -15 Down Down 43 2023-12-31
business confidence ie.bizconfidence 21.8 10.2 114 -645 UP UP 0 2023-01-31
car registrations ie.carregistrations 14916 13979 7 -5 UP Down 35 2024-03-31
central bank balance sheet ie.cb.assets 173491 176676 -2 -7 Down Down 22 2024-02-29
construction pmi ie.constrpmi 47.4 45.9 3 -5 UP Down 51 2024-02-29
consumer confidence ie.consconfidence 67.8 69.5 -2 9 UP UP 64 2024-05-31
consumer price index cpi ie.cpi 100.2 99.7 1 -16 Down Down 2 2024-04-30
core inflation rate ie.coreinflationrate 4.14 4.62 -10 -35 Down Down 33 2024-04-30
current account ie.currentaccount -382 20775 -102 -104 Down Down 38 2023-12-31
current account to gdp ie.currentaccountgdp 9.9 10.8 -8 -719 UP UP 0 2023-01-31
exports ie.exports 15973600 16180700 -1 -9 Down Down 14 2023-10-31
external debt ie.externaldebt 2845540 2994190 -5 9 Down UP 38 2023-12-31
fiscal expenditure ie.fiscalexp 31691 28853 10 14 UP UP 65 2023-12-31
foreign exchange reserves ie.fxreserves 11666 11814.8 -1 -6 Down Down 6 2024-02-29
gdp ie.gdp 533.14 513.39 4 125 UP UP 0 2023-12-31
Real GDP ie.realgdp 110443 114353 -3 17 Down UP 45 2023-12-31
gdp growth ie.gdpgrowth -3.4 -2.5 36 -187 Down Down 28 2024-09-30
gdp growth annual ie.gdpgrowthan -0.8 -8.7 -91 -107 Down Down 32 2024-03-31
gold reserves ie.goldres 12.04 9.52 26 101 UP UP 100 2022-03-31
government budget ie.govbudget 1.7 -1.5 -213 -113 UP UP 0 2023-01-31
Government budget ie.govbudgetvalue 7848 1507 421 -506 UP UP 10 2023-12-31
government debt ie.govdebt 220672 222564 -1 1 Down UP 20 2023-12-31
government debt to gdp ie.govdebtgdp 43.7 44.4 -2 -61 Down Down 0 2023-01-31
government revenues ie.govrev 37386 28828 30 45 UP UP 77 2023-12-31
imports ie.imports 10992500 9887970 11 -12 Down Down 12 2023-10-31
industrial production ie.indproduction -34.9 -29.9 17 -242 Down Down 30 2024-02-29
industrial production mom ie.indproductionmm 3.7 -26.8 -114 -51 UP Down 67 2024-01-31
inflation cpi ie.inflationcpi 2.9 3.4 -15 -62 Down Down 40 2024-03-31
interbank rate ie.interbankrate 3.715 3.577 4 1501 UP UP 100 2023-07-31
interest rate ie.interestrate 4.5 4.5 0 8900 UP UP 99 2024-04-01
loans to private sector ie.loanprivate 29712 29973 -1 -7 Down Down 33 2024-02-29
long term unemployment rate ie.ltunemploymentrate 1.2 1.7 -29 -29 Down Down 44 2022-06-30
manufacturing pmi ie.manpmi 47.6 49.6 -4 -2 Down Down 52 2024-04-30
money supply m1 ie.msm1 283817 287506 -1 -1 UP Down 18 2024-02-29
money supply m2 ie.msm2 344834 349644 -1 2 UP UP 16 2024-02-29
money supply m3 ie.msm3 418662 428316 -2 8 UP UP 45 2024-02-29
new home sales ie.newhomesales 516 809 -36 -9 Down Down 30 2024-02-29
Producer Price Index ie.producerprices 88.8 89.6 -1 2 UP UP 71 2024-03-31
PPI Index ie.producerpricesch 2 3.3 -39 33 UP UP 77 2024-03-31
retail sales MoM ie.retailsales -2 2 -200 -187 Down Down 27 2024-03-31
retail sales ie.retailsalesan 1 1.7 -41 -89 Down Down 60 2024-03-31
services pmi ie.servpmi 56.6 54.4 4 2 UP UP 71 2024-03-31
unemployment rate ie.unemploymentrate 4.3 4.2 2 5 Down UP 75 2024-02-29
youth unemployment rate ie.ytunemploymentrate 10.5 11.7 -10 7 Down UP 72 2024-02-29
Construction sector ie.esi.constr 0 0 0 -100 Down Down 35 2023-06-30
Consumer sector ie.esi.cons 0 0 0 -100 UP UP 0 2023-06-30
Manufacturing sector ie.esi.man 0 0 0 -100 Down Down 25 2023-06-30
Retail sector ie.esi.ret 0 0 0 -100 UP Down 40 2023-06-30
Services sector ie.esi.serv 0 0 0 -100 Down Down 38 2023-06-30
ESI - Economic Composite ie.esi.conf 0 0 0 -100 Down Down 5 2023-06-30

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