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Justices fail to over-rule the president from firing a regulator in a separate decision

Hibernian Greenspan-ism was embraced from the Galway tent to the Central Bank’s bulletins, and celebrated as Ireland became increasingly indebted

Euronext Dublin finished the day down 1.1% after a number of the index’s main players suffered losses

Longtime US Fed chair presided over long period of growth but also played a part in creating conditions for global financial crisis

Financial deregulation was a key theme of the free market ethos of the time

The long-time US Federal Reserve chairman did little to clamp down on excessive lending ahead of the global financial crisis

Greenspan led the US economy to an unprecedented period of growth in the 90s but was widely blamed for helping create conditions for the 2008 financial crisis

Iseq All-Share index closes at fresh all-time high, with banking stocks and home builders in demand

Iseq edges down with Ryanair also falling

Fears of an interest rate increase has unsettled investors

The outgoing chair has made some mistakes, but his decision to stand up to Trump was heroic

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Inflation fears increase as traders anticipate Fed interest rate hikes

Fed faces uncertain future as chairman, known for his backbone rather than economic steerage, steps down

Vote brings to an end one of the most fraught processes of selecting a central bank chief in decades

Investors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightly

Convulsions in energy markets, often driven by Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social, are complicating inflation forecasts

Investors are pricing the US president less as a structural disrupter than as a volatile showman

Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall

Central Bank acknowledges increased uncertainty due to Middle East war but continues to expect one reduction this year

Euronext Dublin bucks the trend as it finished up 1% with a number of the index’s biggest companies climbing

Bank of International Settlements urges interest rate-setters globally not to rush to respond to a spike in energy prices

Figure far below expectations comes as doubts persist over labour market strength

Energy group Greencoat Renewables was the standout performer in Dublin as it climbed 6.7% despite revenue fall

US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape

Economics of New York Fed’s study uncontroversial, but the politics is another matter

Will Trump’s nominee to be the next Fed chairman reduce rates more quickly than Powell

Presumptive next chair might be better than others on list, but he is confusing, perhaps confused, figure

Spot ‍gold fell 6.1% after shedding more than 9% on Friday in its sharpest one-day drop since 1983

Concentration of global risk in one country – the US – is a source of enormous jeopardy

Trump’s pick will take the reins of the world’s top central bank during one of the most consequential periods in its history

Warsh interviewed for job in 2017. It eventually went to Jerome Powell, whose term as chairman expires in May

Two Trump loyalists on Fed board had pressed for a fourth consecutive quarter point cut in rates

Luxury stocks a drag on European shares

The precious metal is a traditional safe haven for investors in times of stress

Former Fed chairs warn this is how monetary policy works in ‘emerging markets with weak institutions’

Although it might seem arcane, issuing criminal proceedings against the head of the Federal Reserve is a huge move of global significance

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Republican lawmakers break ranks with Trump, affirming Fed chair’s leadership and independence

Trump wants interest rates to drop quicker but Powell maintains that inflation is still elevated because of tariffs