Federal Reserve

Figures complicate Fed decision on rates next month

Markets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetite

Mary C Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, was speaking at an event in Dublin

Stock markets drop as Fed signals that further rate cuts this year are not a foregone conclusion in a divided rate-setting committee

Figure paves way for expected Federal Reserve rate cut next week

Supervisors have told banks to watch their dollar exposures amid Trump policy upheaval

Federal Reserve chair says inflation expectations are close to central bank’s 2% goal

What happens next to the world’s largest economy is perhaps the biggest economics question right now

Potentially turbulent week lies ahead with slew of central bankers to speak

Central bank faces ‘challenging situation’ as it weighs inflation risks while jobs market softens

European airline shares take hit after cyber attack

Iseq index dips amid decline in Ryanair’s share price

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US central bank had come under increasing pressure from president’s administration

US central bank’s first reduction in borrowing costs this year comes amid growing worries about labour market

Glanbia finished up 1.5% at close of business after the nutrition company announced the sale of the US arm of SlimFast

Divided appeals court rules Lisa Cook can continue working while her lawsuit challenges president’s move to dismiss her

Court ruling comes as Senate confirms president’s pick for US central bank’s board

Central bank expected to lower borrowing costs despite divisions over the risks of further inflation

Money manager Cliff Asness is famously blunt but feels fear in the current environment

Lower than expected figure adds to pressure on Federal Reserve to cut rates

Move ramps up battle over Cook’s spot at the Fed

A post-summer surge in government debt supply feeds nerves over debt levels

Traders bet the institution can withstand the president

Juan Perón turned Argentina into an economic basket case with the kind of meddling now embraced by the US president

Lawsuit argues White House has no authority to order dismissal and accuses US president of violating her right to due process

Nvidia results this week perfectly illustrate the meeting of AI hope and political uncertainty

Governor Lisa Cook vows to challenge move to dismiss her in case likely to end up at the supreme court

Gap between long-term and short-term borrowing costs is close to its widest for three years

Dramatic escalation to exert more control over the US central bank weighs on dollar

Despite concerns around US tariffs, labour demand remains strong

Irish index of shares ends week half a per cent higher

Central bank chairman warns of ‘challenging situation’ with tariffs driving inflation and cooling jobs market

Federal Reserve chair is under bombardment from Trump and battling an insurgency within the central bank

European shares touch two-week highs despite dip in momentum

Nutritionals group Glanbia was the big story of the day on the Irish market as it climbed almost 16% after raising earnings forecast

Figure confounds expectations of acceleration driven by the US president’s duties

US president’s conspicuous attempt to interfere with impartial economic data is a dangerous development

Latest update showed US economy created only 73,000 jobs last month, with May and June data also revised sharply down

Concerns about the Fed’s ability to read the true state of the US economy