Smart Money: Increased Government response is sure to speed up decline in activity

External storm clouds may work in our favour as economy operates close to full capacity

Fed met after warnings and took unanimous vote to cut the rate to a range of 1% to 1.25%

Donohoe says Department of Finance will update economic forecasts next month, but any global slowdown will have implications here

Dominic Cummings might have the independence of the Bank of England in his sights

Of major central banks, China’s is frontrunner in drive to create digitised money

Cantillon: Bank of England study debunks idea undersupply is driving up house prices

In the fourth quarter, volumes fell by 1%, their worst performance since early 2017

Tánaiste criticises ‘language of enemies’ in British media Brexit coverage

Markets close: Ryanair surge nudges Iseq upwards

Outgoing Bank of England governor calls on political leaders to bring about change today and avoid selective information and spin

Highly experienced regulator charged with steering UK economy through Brexit

Feed supplied to high-speed traders seconds before events widely broadcast – report

Pound tumbled 0.5 per cent on Wednesday to $1.3070, after falling 1.5 per cent on Tuesday

Christine Lagarde’s first interest rate decision will come on Thursday

Global economic upheavals pose a greater threat to Ireland than anything in the UK

BoE boss to force UK banks to declare climate-linked risks – will Makhlouf follow?

Secretary-general expects ‘very meaningful’ climate commitments to be nailed down

Planet Business: When all else fails to impress ... why not hire a clown?

Mark Carney could be asked to extend term if Brexit delayed, report says

Mark Carney now foresees 5.5% shrinkage in a no-deal scenario

Jackson Hole: global trade tensions raise spectre of broad global downturn

Equity trading is notoriously male-dominated, with market participants saying the aggressive trading floor culture makes it difficult to recruit and retain female traders

The five key metrics are not pointing to anything good

Bank of England governor Mark Carney said lack of representation ‘an enormous missed opportunity’

Cliff Taylor: Does the British PM really expect to be rewarded for leaving EU by October 31st?

Mark Carney says people in Britain could pay more for items such as food and petrol if no deal

Success for Jane Dodds in Brecon and Radnorshire shrinks Tory majority to one

UK government warned of impact on Northern Ireland’s cross-border agriculture trade

Planet Business: There’s a job going at IMF

As Christine Lagarde exits, Bank of England governor with Irish passport eyes up post

France seeks support for minimum corporate taxation

Call it populism, call it tribalism - whatever it is, Johnson commands fierce loyalty

US Fed’s Jerome Powell and Bank of England governor Mark Carney both urge caution on crypto project

European finance ministers signed off on her appointment on Tuesday

Pound also fell against euro, leaving it at €1.1123

European governments actively discussing nomination of departing Bank of England governor

Betway also puts former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in the running

Andrew Bailey may be the bookies’ favourite but he is not the only well-qualified candidate

Cantillon: Bank of England and European Council call out Boris on deluded thinking