Grocery price inflation in Ireland reached 6.5pc, its highest level since February 2013, according to the latest figures from research group Kantar.
The first hints that consumer belt-tightening is passing through to corporate earnings are coming in, posing a bigger risk to US equities than stock-selling by American households, according to Goldman Sachs Group.
The Government’s First Home affordable purchase shared equity scheme is set to be launched in weeks.
