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BKIRFri, 03rd Jul 2009 14:30
Bank of Ireland shares rose sharply Friday morning, albeit from extremely depressed levels, following the publication Thursday night of the Irish government's Prudential Capital Assessment Review (PCAR). Also of great relevance for Irish banks, as well as for the wider euro zone financial sector,
Read moreThe leading share index closed with triple-digit losses Monday as jitters over the eurozone debt situation continued to plague the markets. Financial markets are still betting either Portugal, Spain, or both, will need a rescue deal similar to the €85bn Irish bail-out, rubber-stamped over the weeke
Read moreThoughts that the euro-zone boil had been lanced by the agreement of a bail-out package for Ireland have proved premature, with rising Spanish bond yields suggesting that the prospect of Spain being the recipient of an EU/IMF aid package cannot be ruled out. An underwhelming response to the latest
Read moreThe leading share index is now firmly in the red after giving up the strong gains it was posting this morning. Markets remain jittery over the eurozone debt crisis. The euro hit new lows against a basket of currencies this morning, despite claims by European politicians that the €85bn Irish bail-o
Read moreUK shares have made a bright start to the week led by the banks after Ireland signed up to the EU/IMF bail-out at the weekend. Royal Bank of Scotland is the best performer. It has the largest exposure of the UK banks to Ireland. Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC are all going well. Bank of Ireland, meanwh
Read moreBank of Ireland today vowed to raise the €2.2bn demanded under the terms of the Irish bail-out through its own efforts and without the help of the Irish state. The Irish bank has to raise the additional capital by the end of next February or else get the cash from the Irish state, which would amoun
Read moreBritain's biggest banks are working on a joint plan to cut bonus payouts and boost lending to small business. As political pressure grows ahead of January's bonus round, The Times has learnt that senior executives from Barclays, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Royal Bank of Scotland held discussions l
Read moreWorries that the European debt crisis could spread to other countries following Ireland's acceptance of a bail-out sent shares in banks lower Monday. While markets initially moved higher as investors breathed a sigh of relief when the Irish government put an end to lingering uncertainty about accep
Read moreWith some kind of resolution to the Irish crisis in sight and many of today's updates impressing the market, shares have moved sharply higher. The Bank of Ireland chief has confirmed a loan is likely with brokers suggesting it could be as much as €85bn, including €20bn to provide support for the co
Read moreHaving reached around 9.25% on Thursday Irish 10-year bond yields have fallen back as Ireland is in talks with the EU about emergency funding. This was despite earlier denials from the Irish government, which had been saysing an EU rescue would not be needed. Proposals for the rescue package are
Read moreBank of Ireland has stoked more worries over economic conditions in the country, warning that full year profits may fall by up to 40% over the full year. The warning comes at the end of a jittery week for Ireland, which saw the 10-year Irish bond yield rise above 9% amid concerns over the ability o
Read moreThe 10-year Irish bond yield has risen above 9% as Irish bonds fall for the 13th day in a row. Traders continue to offload Irish bonds, concerned over the ability of the country's government to pay its debts. That pushed the difference between the returns investors demand to lend money to the Iris
Read moreBanks are under pressure as worries over the European debt situation continue to plague the markets. Ireland is in the spotlight again amid speculation that that the cost of bailing out the nationalised bank Anglo Irish could rise to as much as €30bn (£25m). Unsurprisingly, Irish banks listed here
Read moreLondon staged a last hour rally but didn't rise by enough to eliminate losses sparked by a weak start on Wall Street. News that Brazilian oil company Petrobas will launch a world record $78bn rights issue helped other oil companies. BP, Shell and Cairn all picked up near the close. Expectation t
Read moreIrish banks are sharply lower today as economic worries continue to plague the former Celtic tiger. New figures today show the debt-stricken country's economy shrank by between 1% and 2% between April and June. Allied Irish Banks is down 8% and Bank of Ireland is 6% lower. British banks are also u
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