A Clare economists believes a policy battle between various stakeholders could result in mortgage interest rates continuing for even longer.
It follows comments from the Taoiseach who’s said the government will consider introducing a mortgage relief scheme, amid rising interest rates.
The European Central Bank announced a seventh consecutive increase in a bid to bring down inflation.
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Ennis economist Micheál Collins, who’s Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD says as long as inflation remains high, the ECB will continue to push up interest rates.
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