The Irish Times

European stocks down as fears at virus surge outweigh good news on vaccines

Iseq index in Dublin drops almost 0.3% on extremely thin trading volumes

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 18:54

Will PTSB be Ulster Bank’s knight in shining armour?

Market Beat: Closure would mark the end of a storied bank and further erode competition in the market

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 15:33

UBS and Credit Suisse reported to be in merger talks

Europe’s banking industry is under pressure to consolidate

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 16:25

European shares fall on US tech losses

Markets report: Iseq outperforms peers, closing just 0.04% lower

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 18:41

Spanish lenders Bankia and CaixaBank in €17bn merger talks

Tie-up would create the country’s largest domestic bank

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 17:38

European shares close off highs as Fed move fuels coronavirus fears

Markets close: Iseq index ends session up 1.5%

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 18:50

Stock markets rise globally as investors cheer gridlocked US Congress

US midterm results eased fears that Trump’s deregulation measures would be reversed

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 18:01

Markets take fright following US interest rate speculation

US-focused stocks including Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa fall in Dublin

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 19:13

Spain’s Rajoy wins no-confidence vote despite corruption scandals

Podemos fails to gain parliamentary support for alternative government

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 15:05

Spanish court urges trial for ex-IMF boss Rato over Bankia IPO

Shareholders wiped out in 2012 when bank nationalised in €22.5bn bailout

Thu May 11 2017 - 16:01

Jailed Rodrigo Rato is the poster boy for ills of Spanish banks

Former IMF director one of 65 bank executives convicted in €12m ‘black card’ scheme

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 08:00

Ex-IMF chief jailed after banking corruption trial in Spain

Rodrigo Rato misused credit cards as head of Caja Madrid at height of financial crisis

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 17:10

Iseq unchanged as Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa among fallers

Choppy sessions across Europe see early gains give way to sell-off in defensive stocks

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 19:29

European shares stall as investors offload stock

Indications that Europe’s recovery is struggling and lenders lead slide across markets

Fri Sept 23 2016 - 19:51

Banks pull stocks lower as Brexit continues global rout

Iseq closes down 9.9% with Bank of Ireland losing 21% and Ryanair ending 15% lower

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 22:06

Spanish consumers win supreme court victory on mortgage payments

Ruling could leave banks sharing a €5bn bill over fixed minimum rate homeloans

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 17:16

Spain’s Bankia post forecast-beating quarterly profit

Bank, which received a €22bn bailout, forecasting strong growth

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 08:26

Political leaders feeling the heat as Spain gripped by corruption scandal

Authorities have frozen 78 bank accounts belonging to former economy minister and IMF chief Rodrigo Rato

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00

From IMF god to pariah: Rodrigo Rato and the bursting of a bubble

Close ties with the political and financial classes sealed the financier’s fate – with jail now a very real possibility

Mon Nov 03 2014 - 02:00

Spanish PM apologises after 51 arrested over corruption

Politicians, businesspeople and civil servants implicated in investigation

Wed Oct 29 2014 - 10:33

Reform of Spanish banking system pays dividends

Banks across Spain revealed not to need more capitalisation after the stress test

Mon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00

Spanish credit card scandal hurts country’s image

String of public figures forced to resign in fallout from crisis

Mon Oct 13 2014 - 13:55

Spanish credit card scandal hits politicians and union leaders

Up to €15.5m allegedly spent by senior figures, some of it on clothes and travel

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 16:59

Funding risks remain for several euro zone banks -S&P

Assessment of funding and liquidity found it was a weakness for the credit ratings at seven banks

Tue Sept 16 2014 - 14:37

Spanish bankers jailed for financial abuses

Jail terms were cut after defendants agreed to give back €28.6m

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00

Spain prepares to start selling Bankia stake

Bailed-out lender says shares attracting strong interest from foreign investors

Tue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00

Spanish people have paid high price to save country’s banks

Financial institutions face uphill battle to restore public confidence as country exits bailout

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00

Troika still concerned by Spanish banking and property sectors

European Commission says ‘programme remains on track’

Tue Jun 04 2013 - 01:00

Shares in Spanish lender Bankia continue to plummet

National Stock Market Commission to launch investigation into volume of trading

Tue May 28 2013 - 01:00

Lagarde arbitration case continues

IMF director denies wrongdoing in episode invloving payout to Sarkozy supporter

Fri May 24 2013 - 13:22