Karen Day
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IMF calls for Irish mortgage restrictions to remain
Ireland’s central bank should make its mortgage lending restrictions permanent, the International Monetary Fund said.
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Carrefour eyes real estate unit IPO
French retailer Carrefour could list its Carmila real estate unit next year, chief executive Georges Plassat said.
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US hotel chains pare forecasts
Marriott International and Hilton Worldwide Holdings have cut growth projections as analysts caution that the hotel industry in the US could be approaching a cyclical peak.
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Axa liquidated $200m Japanese office property fund
Axa SA liquidated its entire Japanese office property fund worth some $200m earlier this year, the global head of Asia at Axa Investment Managers-Real Assets said.
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House price growth to slow to 2.2% in 2017
UK house price growth is expected to slow to 5.7% this year from 6% last, the Centre for Economics and Business Research forecasts.
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Profit rises at Taylor Wimpey
Taylor Wimpey reported a 9% rise in operating profit in the six months to 3 July, and said it had seen no meaningful change in house sales.
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Retail sales lowest in four years
Retail sales fell by the most since early 2012 immediately following the referendum on European Union membership, a survey by the CBI showed.
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London City airport expansion approved
London City airport has been given the go-ahead for a £344m expansion.
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2Q growth at 0.6% but slowdown expected
Data on Wednesday may have shown stronger than expected economic growth of 0.6% in 2Q, but surveys released today show falls in retail sales, job cuts and weakening construction workloads.
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Center Parcs Ireland project gets go-ahead
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of Ireland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort.
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US Fed leaves rates on hold
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold at its latest meeting, although one of members of its Federal Open Market Committee did vote for a rate rise.
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Japan’s Star Mica looks to rent out apartments via Airbnb
Japan’s Star Mica is looking at renting out some of the 2,500 apartments it owns in Tokyo to foreign visitors via services such as Airbnb, its president said.