Markets may be wrongfooted by future US rate rises, warns Larry Summers Former US treasury secretary has been consistently hawkish on inflationFri Jan 20 2023 - 10:04
Davos talk of avoiding recession fails to lighten mood amid fears of a ‘polycrisis’Outlook at World Economic Forum has been boosted by China abandoning zero-Covid policy but many feel that the global economy remains highly fragileFri Jan 20 2023 - 05:00
Ireland ‘will be affected’ by Microsoft job losses, says VaradkarDavos 2023: Davos 2023: Global computing giant is shedding 10,000 jobsThu Jan 19 2023 - 19:00
Varadkar sidesteps united Ireland question at Davos amid NI protocol talksDavos 2023: Taoiseach said protocol talks at a ‘sensitive point’Thu Jan 19 2023 - 16:53
Varadkar says EU and US must avoid ‘tit-for-tat’ in green subsidies disputeDavos 2023: Taoiseach says Ireland will be a voice against protectionism as EU leaders weigh response to US’s $369 billion of incentives for climate-related programmesThu Jan 19 2023 - 11:42
Davos Diary: Microsoft chief gives little impression of a man burdened by job cutsWhat does the future hold for the World Economic Forum without ‘Mr Davos’ Klaus Schwab?Wed Jan 18 2023 - 18:31
World is looking ‘into the eye of a Category 5 hurricane’, UN chief saysDavos 2023: Zelenskiy says ‘tyranny is outpacing democracy’ as he seeks more western help to fight RussiaWed Jan 18 2023 - 16:54
Microsoft job cuts: No indications yet of impact on Irish workforce, Minister saysDavos 2023: Michael McGrath to press Central Bank on ‘vulture fund’ mortgage rates of up to 7%Wed Jan 18 2023 - 15:55
Davos Diary: EU at odds with US on climate measures as Idris Elba adds much-needed star powerThere is plenty about climate change, but the global economy and geopolitical friction dominate immediate issuesWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:08
IDA chief sees further tech job losses as overall pipeline weakensDavos 2023: Interim CEO says housing shortage is seen as issue for clientsTue Jan 17 2023 - 17:16
China ‘past peak Covid’ after policy U-turn, vice-premier saysDavos 2023: Almost 60,000 deaths have occurred since early December, according to Chinese National Health CommissionTue Jan 17 2023 - 15:11
Ukraine’s first lady warns Russia will not stop at her country’s borderDavos 2023: ‘How does the world want to achieve climate neutrality when it has not stopped the burning of cities in Ukraine’Tue Jan 17 2023 - 12:39
Business leaders and economists give gloomy outlook before DavosTwo-thirds of chief economists from international organisations expect a global recession this yearMon Jan 16 2023 - 17:45
DCC urged to consider asset sales to avert bid or activist approachCompany’s shares have underperformed sector by 55% over past five years, says big investment bankSat Jan 14 2023 - 06:15
European stocks rise for second weekly gainIseq advances to levels last seen nearly a year agoFri Jan 13 2023 - 18:26
Permanent TSB ups fixed mortgage rates again following ECB hikesIrish banks have trailed European peers in increasing rates following a raft of ECB hikesFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:30
Tesco tipped over M&S as blowout Christmas turns to belt tighteningGroceries giant reported blowout earnings this weekFri Jan 13 2023 - 14:55
Central Bank taps Allianz and PTSB to fill senior rolesMarcella Flood and Breege Timoney both join the regulator from industryThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:03
Lithium, the power behind your EV, discovered on Wexford-Wicklow borderShares in exploration company Arkle Resources jump on newsThu Jan 12 2023 - 12:01
Cost-of-living crisis eclipses climate among global risks ahead of DavosWorld Economic Forum risks report says coming years will involve ‘tough trade-offs for governments’Wed Jan 11 2023 - 15:19
Irish new mortgage rates among lowest in Europe as banks slow to pass on ECB rate hikesWeighted average new mortgage rate is unchanged from NovemberWed Jan 11 2023 - 13:34
South African insurer plots entry into Irish marketOUTsurance would be first new entry to Irish market in a decadeWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar and McGrath to attend Davos as global recession hangs over gatheringThe World Economic Forum will play host next week to more than 2,700 politicians, business leaders, academics and officials from international organisationsTue Jan 10 2023 - 15:54
Amundi CIO sees chance of main ECB rate doubling to 4% this yearECB interest rate hikes may be set to continueTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
European shares advance as China reopens borders after three yearsData pointing to milder than expected recession give market rally some additional confidence but lenders miss outMon Jan 09 2023 - 18:16
Aperee nursing homes hires new chief executive after ownership row settledPortfolio set to rise to 1,000 rooms next yearMon Jan 09 2023 - 16:05
Ulster Bank to give timeline for remaining branch closures by end of FebruaryCustomers of branches closed ahead of PTSB rebranding must make own arrangements to move their accountsFri Jan 06 2023 - 19:09
Glenveagh setback this week may open up opportunity for rival CairnGlenveagh shares slumped after it warned it wouldn't hit output targetsFri Jan 06 2023 - 16:03
Salmon Software paid out €2.65m dividend before Melior takeoverMajority stake in Dublin-based software company was purchased by private equity firm last yearFri Jan 06 2023 - 05:00
NTMA raises €3.5bn in green bond sale after strong demand Bond sale comes a day after Government revealed €5.2bn budget surplusThu Jan 05 2023 - 10:37
Nama sees profit for last year even as cash generation fell 27% State's so-called bad bank set to record surplus for 12th consecutive yearThu Jan 05 2023 - 09:43
PTSB set for fastest income growth among European banks this year, says top US investment houseDevelopment should pave way for financial regulators to next year lift long-standing ban on firm paying dividendsThu Jan 05 2023 - 06:00
NTMA to sell €3bn of green bonds in early test of debt marketsCash will be used to fund projects to help State meet greenhouse gas emission targetsWed Jan 04 2023 - 17:44
Former Irish Life finance chief David McCarthy dies suddenlyMr McCarthy was a senior executive at Great-West LifecoWed Jan 04 2023 - 14:01
AIB’s phone banking services hit by technical glitchBank says matter has now been resolvedWed Jan 04 2023 - 11:54
Irish banks rebound as interest-rates boost eclipses cost-of-living-crisis loan lossesIf 2022 was a rare bright spot for Irish banks, the positive news may continueTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:46
Irish M&A activity plunges in 2022 amid global economic woesFinance for deals harder to get as interest rates spiral and valuations struck by volatilityFri Dec 30 2022 - 05:00
From Amazon to zero Covid: an A-Z of financial markets in 2022The year was dominated by rollercoaster news stories such as Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of Twitter, the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes and the numerous cryptocurrency scandalsThu Dec 29 2022 - 13:41
Kingspan and Uniphar lead Iseq 20 losers in 2022 as equities plummet globallyIndex has fallen by more than 17% as concerns over inflation, Ukraine, interest rates and recession hit homeThu Dec 29 2022 - 11:30
S&P takes more positive view of Irish banks’ creditworthinessRatings agency upgrades position on PTSB and outlook on Bank of Ireland and AIBThu Dec 22 2022 - 19:45
State-backed fund agrees €1bn sale of assets to John LaingUK infrastructure investor eyes further Irish deals following biggest transaction announced in its historyThu Dec 22 2022 - 16:54
Finance officials backed off plan for Central Bank to have competition roleEarly drafts of banking review report called for a “working group” to be set up between competition authorities and the bankThu Dec 22 2022 - 14:16
Finance officials wavered over lifting Bank of Ireland pay cap before final callDrafts of banking report also urged shelving bank levy over five years, but this was removed from final versionWed Dec 21 2022 - 19:56
Average 21% gender pay gap across Irish banks is ‘worrying’, says unionFSU calls on banks to ‘engage constructively’ with unions on pay disparityWed Dec 21 2022 - 11:46
Central Bank executives warned on costs as super-profits era nears endRegulator generates more than €23 billion of profits in the 13 years since 2008Tue Dec 20 2022 - 13:05
AIB invests in €8.5m of convertible loans in solar energy firm BNRGBusiness expected to raise funds next yearTue Dec 20 2022 - 11:43
Credit unions ‘may be main lender in 50 towns within five years’Industry body signals development as Coalition pushes new legislation through Oireachtas aimed at supporting movementTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:28
European shares claw back some of the ground lost last weekIseq adds 0.7% as index heavyweight CRH advances by 2%Mon Dec 19 2022 - 19:34
Aviva’s Irish life arm names Barry Cudmore as chief executiveCudmore to join from UK firm LV in first half of next yearMon Dec 19 2022 - 18:24
CRH’s share buyback since 2018 set to rise to €4.14bn Group sticking to full-year forecast on earnings and debt despite challenges for European materials businessMon Dec 19 2022 - 07:41
