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Marketwatch.ie · Reuters14 minutes ago★ Lead story

Bank of Ireland leads Irish financials higher as ECB minutes reinforce a steady hand stance into June.

A rotation that had been waiting for permission found it in the ECB's published account of the April meeting; the central bank's tone on net interest margin stability is reading as a green light for the year's most shorted European trade.

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12 minMarketwatch.ie
ISEQBank of Ireland leads Irish financials higher as ECB minutes reinforce a steady hand stance.A clean breakout above the November highs on the strongest volume of the month, with banks the standout sector and Bank of Ireland the standout name.
38 minReuters
MacroEurozone core inflation slips to 2.4% in flash estimate, beating consensus and clearing the path for a June cut.A second consecutive month of services disinflation broadens the constituency on the ECB Governing Council willing to commit to a cut at the next meeting.
1 hrBloomberg
FXEuro firms past 1.08 as dollar softens; bunds extend gains for a fourth consecutive session.A long bund, long-EUR pair trade is the cleanest expression of this week's macro setup, and the cleanest read on the cross asset positioning that follows it.
2 hrMarketwatch.ie
EarningsRyanair confirms summer capacity bump; analysts raise full year passenger guidance ahead of Q1 print.A second consecutive raised guidance, on the back of a passenger mix shift the airline has been telegraphing since the autumn. Broker reaction is reassuringly aligned.
3 hrFT
EnergyBrent settles above $84 as OPEC+ delegates signal patience; Irish gas import basis tightens overnight.The combination of an OPEC+ holding pattern and a colder than expected May forecast in the European weather models is keeping the gas complex tighter than it should be.
4 hrRTÉ
PropertyDublin asking price growth slows for a second month, MyHome.ie figures show, as supply edges higher.The first sustained sign that the supply response from the new development pipeline is beginning to bite, though only at the margin, and only at the top of the market.
5 hrMarketwatch.ie
CryptoBitcoin holds the $94k handle into European hours; spot-ETF flows turn modestly positive after a quiet weekend.A tape that has been characterised by absence of volume rather than presence of sellers; positioning for the next leg looks lighter than it has been in two months.
6 hrIrish Times
FilingKerry Group files Form 8.5 disclosure; chairman to address strategic priorities at AGM next Thursday.A before the AGM disclosure window is closing, and the institutional ownership profile of the name continues to broaden in line with broker rerating.
8 hrReuters
FTSEShell confirms full year buyback envelope; resource majors lead the FTSE higher into the European close.A €3.5bn programme, in line with consensus but skewed earlier in the year than analysts had been modelling. The share count trajectory steps lower again.
9 hrFT
ECBECB chief economist Lane: "Confidence in disinflation has materially improved."A speech given to a German speaking audience and broadly underreported in the English language press; the ECB watchers are reading it as a meaningful softening of language.
11 hrBloomberg
FedFed officials largely silent into PCE print; markets priced for one cut in 2026 and one more in early 2027.The blackout window before the FOMC is producing the usual lull in commentary; positioning around Wednesday's PCE release continues to consolidate.
12 hrMarketwatch.ie
ISEQSmurfit Westrock raises cardboard pricing guidance for Q3; constructive read across for European packaging peers.A second guidance update inside two months, with the company calling out demand resilience in the consumer goods end market, a quietly important macro tell.
14 hrIrish Independent
MacroCSO: Irish industrial production rises 4.2% year on year in March, led by pharma manufacturing.A mix shift continues to flatter headline output as multinational pharma activity drives a disproportionate share of measured GDP. The modified domestic demand read is more sober.
16 hrReuters
EarningsAIB Group: incoming CFO confirms commitment to capital return framework at AIB capital markets day.The new appointment is being read as a continuity hire, and the FY26 buyback envelope as a constructive lower bound rather than an aspirational ceiling.
18 hrFT
FXYen extends gains as BoJ policy chatter resurfaces; dollar/yen tests 158.A level that prompted intervention chatter in February, and one that the Japanese officials watching the FX desk are likely to consider uncomfortable.

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