Poland political gridlock threatens public finances with uncertainty, ratings agency warns

It follows days of insults and finger-pointing between the Polish government and the national conservative president, Karol Nawrocki

Energy price jump ignites inflation fears as stocks drop

US stocks follow Europe and Asia lower

Benefits of data centres being ignored, new representative group for the facilities says

Tom Parlon, former director general of Construction Industry Federation, to become first chairman of the group

Digicel ‘poised to refinance €2bn early’ as it wins highest credit rating in years

Move will be helped by US authorities ending an investigation into phone company

Bundestag backs record borrowing package

Three-party alliance backs borrowing package of €500 billion for infrastructure projects and an effective blank cheque for defence and security spending

Coulson quits Ardagh unit with riskiest bonds as restructuring looms

Bonds issued by ARD Finance are currently trading as low as 9.5 cent on the dollar

Valeo set for fresh fundraising, Fitch says

Irish food company which owns brands including Kelkin and Odlums is set to raise €30m in fresh equity investment in 2025, according to US-based ratings firm

Apple billions unlikely to lead to overheating of Irish economy, Fitch says

Ratings agency cites country’s ‘sound fiscal framework’

Fitch upgrades Ireland’s credit rating to highest since 2009

Ratings agency does not see next government making big change to spending levels

US debt downgrade by Fitch is no cause for panic

Fitch US debt downgrade greeted with Washington outrage and market calm

Ratings agency raised a red flag over ‘a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years’

Global shares fall as investors digest downgrading of US credit rating

Fitch downgraded its US debt rating citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years

Investors shrug off Moody’s Irish upgrade amid rate hikes fears

Investors preoccupied by comments of ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann that the ECB should hike rates three times this year

Moody’s upgrades its credit rating on the Republic to A1

Ratings agency expects Government’s debt burden to keep declining