Amy Blaney

1 week ago | independent.ie | Denise Calnan |Amy Blaney

US stocks dive as Wall Street’s euphoria reverts to fear over US-China trade warEven a better-than-expected report on inflation was not enough to get US stocks to climb further. US stocks dove on Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to threaten the economy. The S&P 500 tumbled 3.5pc, slicing into Wednesday’s surge of 9.5pc following Mr Trump’s decision to pause many of his tariffs worldwide.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Denise Calnan |Amy Blaney |Eoghan Moloney |Alan Caulfield

Trump accused of market manipulation with tariffs U-turnDonald Trump told the world to “be cool” as his sweeping import taxes took hold, tanking global markets and sending shockwaves through the U.S. economy. Then, minutes after the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange, Trump announced: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!”Four hours later, the president reversed course.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Eoghan Moloney |Denise Calnan |Amy Blaney |Seoirse Mulgrew

Taoiseach hopes the US will step back from 'disrupting most sensitive sector' pharmaceuticalsA global trade war on tariffs will have dire consequences for millions of people around the globe, the Taoiseach has warned the Dáil. The Government is "already hearing from some who are seeing their orders from the US slowing or even drying up entirely, putting valuable and skilled jobs at risk," Micheál Martin said.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Denise Calnan |Eoghan Moloney |Amy Blaney |Seoirse Mulgrew

‘Serious concerns’ on how tariffs could affect Northern Ireland – TaoiseachThere are “serious concerns” about how new tariffs could affect Northern Ireland, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald asked that the Irish Government work “in lockstep” with the Northern Ireland Executive on the response to a more hostile trading environment.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Amy Blaney

"I'm trying to see the whites of Bertie's eyes there, but I just can't see them. So if you wink, I'll wink, Bertie. Is that a deal?” she said to fellow panelist Bertie Ahern on RTÉ’s Upfront With Katie Hannon tonight. I'll make a decision by May of this year,” said Ms McGuinness. "I finished up, as people know, in December, after 20 years in the European institutions, I'm back home on the farm, and I'm doing events people ask me to do, but I haven't made a decision. "It's a big decision.