Market Movements
10 March 2010, 10:45 PM | Est 20 minutes delayed
Currency Exchange Rates
Est 20 minutes delayed
| EUR/GBP |
0.9110 |
| EUR/USD |
1.3654 |
| EUR/JPY |
123.5700 |
| GBP/USD |
1.4983 |
Upcoming Events
CRH - ex-dividend - final dividend rate - 44.0c
Glanbia FY results
William Hill plc
Mar 10th
William Hill - ex-dividend - second interim dividend rate - 5.0p
Paddy Power - ex-dividend - final dividend rate - 38.9c
Grafton Group -ex-dividend - interim dividend rate - 2.5c
Macro Forecasts
| |
2008 |
2009E |
2010F |
2011F |
| Expenditure components of GNP (% change in volume) |
| Consumer spending |
-1.0 |
-7.5 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
| Government spending |
2.6 |
-1.5 |
-3.0 |
-1.5 |
| Investment |
-15.5 |
-30.8 |
-12.4 |
1.5 |
| - Residential investment |
-26.3 |
-41.1 |
-31.1 |
7.0 |
| - Non-residential building |
-1.7 |
-28.9 |
-11.3 |
-10.3 |
| - Machinery and equipment |
-15.4 |
-17.5 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
| Exports |
-1.0 |
-2.4 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
| Imports |
-2.1 |
-9.1 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
| GDP |
-3.0 |
-7.0 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
| GNP |
-2.8 |
-11.2 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
| Balance of payments |
| Current account (€m) |
-9,436 |
-3,592 |
-791 |
1,525 |
| % of GNP |
-6.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.6 |
1.1 |
| Inflation (% yoy, annual average) |
| Consumer price index (CPI) |
4.1 |
-4.4 |
-0.6 |
2.0 |
| Retail prices (HICP) |
3.1 |
-1.7 |
-1.5 |
1.0 |
| Wage inflation |
3.1 |
-3.0 |
-2.0 |
1.0 |
| Labour market (% change yoy) |
| Employment |
-1.1 |
-8.2 |
-2.9 |
2.4 |
| Unemployment rate (end-year sa) |
8.2 |
12.9 |
13.4 |
11.5 |
| Public finances (€m) |
| Exchequer Balance (€m) |
-12,715 |
-25,260 |
-22,000 |
|
| General Government Balance (€m) |
-11,796 |
-19,260 |
-18,400 |
|
| GGB % of GDP |
-6.5 |
-11.7 |
-11.0 |
|
| Last updated: January 5th 2010 |
