The Irish Times

Some Russian creditors receive interest payments on keenly-watched bonds

Payment was first test of whether Moscow would meet obligations following sanctions

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 12:31

Britain dismisses talk of dumbing down financial rules after Brexit

Plans would force regulators to take into account financial sector’s global competitiveness when writing rules

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 12:39

Italy is a country for old men. Can Mario Draghi change that?

Prime minister has months to turn around Europe’s long-stagnant third economy

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 17:30

Writing was on the wall for Bundesbank president and ECB hawk Jens Weidmann

Bank chief saw himself as out of step with likely new German government

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 18:53

German election gets dirty amid Trump and Nazi comparisons

CDU steps up attacks on SPD in federal election campaign as final Merkel term nears end

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 17:56

Germany’s SPD accuses rival CDU of dirty tricks following raids on ministries

Olaf Scholz reacts to searches targeting party ministries two weeks before election

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 20:40

UK government to sell up to 15% of NatWest via share sale

Stake will be sold over a 12-month window

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 08:43

Angela Merkel and the business pages

Cantillon: Chancellor lobs responsibility for Wirecard fraud into finance minister’s lap

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 05:35

German finance minister Olaf Scholz rejects blame for Wirecard scandal

Government does not bear responsibility for large-scale fraud, Bundestag inquiry hears

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 20:06

Mario Draghi sworn in as new Italian prime minister

Former chief of the ECB is tasked with plotting Italy’s recovery from the pandemic

Sun Feb 14 2021 - 13:29

Britain boosts £200 billion job spending plan as England locks down

Increased support for self-employed is also part of the package

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 13:37

German parliament to open full inquiry into Wirecard collapse

MPs want to know when government first knew about irregularities at payments firm

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 20:25

Lebanon: Corruption which led to blast must be punished or at least removed from office

Lebanese must vote for leaders on the basis of merit and probity, not religious affiliation

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 01:00

UK seeks to raise record £385bn from debt markets

The country expects to raise £110bn between September and November

Thu Jul 16 2020 - 08:39

Why is Germany suddenly embracing its inner Keynesian?

‘The Swabian housewife has learned to act more like a Swabian SME,’ says academic

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 06:28

British consumers ramp up repayments amid Covid-19 lockdown

House prices fall by the most in more than 11 years, according to mortgage lender Nationwide

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 12:47

Lufthansa closes in on multibillion bailout deal

German state will become biggest shareholder as Covid-19 halts travel boom

Thu May 21 2020 - 10:44

Death knell for dividends as firms try to save cash amid Covid-19 crisis

Slew of Dublin-listed companies scrap multimillion-euro dividend payment plans

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:15

Coronavirus: Austerity era ends as EU suspends budget rules

Finance ministers agree to suspend restrictions on borrowing and spending to deal with Covid-19

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 17:56

Javid warns Johnson against damaging integrity of treasury

Chancellor resigns over demands to sack his advisers and is replaced by Rishi Sunak

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00

European shares rise on signs of thaw in US-China trade war

Investors now awaiting ECB meeting on Thursday where interest rate cut is expected

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 09:26

Government stays firm on digital tax in wake of French push

Move to impose annual levy, if taken up by other EU states, could leave Ireland isolated

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 16:28

World View: The making of Christine Lagarde

Poised to take helm at ECB, French role model has talent for right place at right time

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00

Department of Finance spends €70k on Central Bank governor recruitment

Gabriel Makhlouf due to take up post in September

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 19:12

Appointment of new Central Bank chief should be ‘paused’

New Zealand finance official Gabriel Makhlouf facing inquiry over budget hack claims

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 21:28

Labour wants appointment of Central Bank governor stalled

Gabriel Makhlouf facing an inquiry during last weeks in New Zealand finance ministry

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 21:10

Israel to hold new election after coalition talks fail

Netanyahu dissolves parliament to deny opposition chance to form government

Wed May 29 2019 - 22:23

IMF’s Lagarde: US-China trade tensions are threat to global economy

Stock futures fall as uncertainty keeps investors on edge

Tue May 07 2019 - 12:42

Collapse of merger talks leaves Deutsche and Commerzbank in limbo

Vincent Boland: German banking giants are stuck in a post-financial crisis half-life

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 20:49

Norway’s oil-rich sovereign wealth fund calls time on fossil fuels

World’s largest sovereign investor ditches oil and gas stocks

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 11:27

French finance minister to seek Irish support for digital tax

Bruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visit

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 19:28

Denmark to pick up tab for Qudos’s 1,400 Irish claims

Insurer files for bankruptcy in Copenhagen, likelt to run into tens of millions of euro

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 16:26

Bookies face U-turn on British betting machine wager cut

UK to bring forward stake limits in move set to cost Paddy Power Betfair €53m

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 15:52

Fashion business man backs Brexit referendum campaign with £1m

Opinion polls show majority want opportunity to vote on final terms of Brexit deal

Sun Aug 19 2018 - 17:03