Federal Reserve

Insulation specialist Kingspan and a number of other big hitters drove index in Dublin up 2.2%

Stocks have delivered among the best results in the past two decades in the first half of this year

Economy adds 209,000 new jobs after unexpected bumper figure in May

Global jitters over impact on household finances of hawkish tone of latest Federal Reserve minutes

Officials think more tightening is needed amid tight labour market and ‘upside risks’ to inflation

Raphael Bostic said it was now time to ‘wait and let policy work’ after 5 percentage points rise since March 2022

Bank of England raised rates by heftier-than-expected 50 basis points on Thursday

Wall Street stocks also decline after comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell

Markets just don’t believe Fed chair Jerome Powell when he suggests two more hikes are coming

First reprieve since US central bank embarked on aggressive monetary tightening programme last year

Among the heavy hitters in Dublin, Paddy Power Betfair parent Flutter Entertainment finished the day up 2.9%

Pan-European benchmark Stoxx 600 index dips 0.19 per cent as investors pause ahead of ECB and Fed meetings

Iseq index down 0.3% amid subdued trading volumes

Household energy bills remain high but once they start to fall, they will fall fast

Move by US president avoids default economists feared could have caused unemployment rate to double

Iseq index added 0.75% after falling in recent sessions

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has warned the US federal government may run out of cash as early as June 1st

Investor has a long history of making dramatic predictions that turn out to be incorrect

Executives and investors fret about impact of rising rates and empty buildings on $5.6tn market

Investors might do well to keep an open mind and heed Powell’s wait-and-see message

AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoy positive sentiment

Activist investor makes case for an increase on the $250,000 deposit insurance limit

The Iseq index gave up close to 0.4% in trading on Thursday

Quarter-point uptick is 10th hike in little over a year

Energy stocks among the fallers, while Dublin’s Iseq closes lower

Latest meeting takes place against backdrop of US banking turmoil

Traders look to interest rate decisions later this week

We must recognise the stability risks — whether over-concentration or digital herding — as well as the benefits

Iseq creeps up with Smurfit jumping 4.7%

Reserve managers’ purchases rose 152 per cent last year and they expect to keep buying

Dublin market outperforms international peers as it finishes the day up 1.7% on the back of strong rallies

The yield curve has never remained inverted six months after a major bear market bottom

Economy added only 236,000 jobs in March while central bank considers another rate rise

Market volatility has been three times greater during press conferences held by Powell than those held by his predecessors, Bernanke and Yellen

Deutsche Bank leads sell off across Europe

Cliff Taylor: Communication to the market from central banks and governments is now vital, as are actions to deal with any problems that emerge

Federal Reserve’s hike-and-hope move risks credit crunch as banking crisis rattles markets

European banking system appears to be better regulated and prepared for downsides but there could still be hidden problems waiting to emerge

But Wall Street equities rally, led by tech giants, following a turbulent session the day before

Banking stocks were in the spotlight again with financials giving back some of their gains