The Irish Times

EU recovery fund: how the €750bn plan will work

Core grants component reduced to €390bn, considerably less than the €500 billion recommended

Tue Jul 21 2020 - 18:04

Brussels plans attack on low-tax member states

European Commission exploring ways to reduce multinationals ability to exploit tax schemes

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 07:54

European Union seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals

Move aims to rein in unfair competition from China at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 19:13

How Germany changed its mind about Europe

Threats to EU economy and ECB triggered historic Macron-Merkel deal on €500bn recovery fund

Fri May 22 2020 - 10:27

EU considers measures to cushion businesses from coronavirus impact

Ursula von der Leyen promises exceptional measures to tackle ‘vast impact’ of crisis

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 08:01

Fed defies Trump with plans for more rate tightening

Federal Reserve policymakers say they plan to forge ahead with more interest rate hikes

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 04:55

China promises to strike back against latest US trade war move

Beijing says it cannot accept latest US tariffs on further $200bn of imports from China

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 21:10

Powell hints at faster pace of rate rises

New Fed chairman’s upbeat economic assessment pushes dollar higher

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 20:38

Trump fights for control of consumer finance watchdog

Two rival acting heads expected to appear at consumer bureau’s Washington offices

Sun Nov 26 2017 - 19:35

Fed’s Fischer attacks moves to unwind regulations

Fischer was speaking in advance of the release of minutes from a fed committee

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 07:37

Federal Reserve set to end year with interest rate hike

Markets watch for any indication of change to gradual rate increases

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 10:31

Donald Trump ramps up claims election being rigged

As he lags in polls, candidate says media in league with Hillary Clinton campaign

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 08:24

Sharp rise in US jobs figures sends dollar soaring

Speculation that the Fed is nearing its first interest-rate rise in nearly a decade

Fri Mar 06 2015 - 21:36

Yellen keeps US Federal Reserve’s options open on interest rates rise

Fed chairwoman strikes cautious note on economy highlighting sluggish wage growth

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00

Dollar rally to hit emerging markets, warns bank

Increasing signs of fragility in financial markets, says Swiss-based bank

Mon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00