Sterling inched down from a six-month high against the euro and was a touch softer against the dollar, as a boost from the Brexit Party’s decision not to contest previously Conservative-held seats in Britain’s upcoming election faded.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney will soon find himself thrust once more unto the breach if the UK crashes out of the EU without a transition deal.

Here is a selection of people who have recently been appointed to interesting new roles.

Revolut customers were left unable to use features of their banking apps today due to technical issues.

Most Germans live by the credo that saving is a virtue, but the ECB’s negative interest rates risk making a mockery of the national obsession, prompting politicians to seek ways to insulate thrifty citizens and keep the burden on the country’s beleaguered banks.

A number of banks are doomed to fail if they don't adapt to the new realities of the finance industry.

Irish investment funds IPUT and Davy have made two separate swoops on suburban Cork retail assets.

Investors consider an economic recession in Germany inevitable, according to economic research group Sentix.

Deutsche Bank has confirmed plans to cut 18,000 jobs across its global business, with the layoffs coming two months after the company’s chief executive, Christian Sewing, promised shareholders tough cutbacks to save over €1bn.

The German Bank intends to completely exit activities related to the buying and selling of shares.

Flutter Entertainment - the holding company of betting firms Paddy Power and Betfair - is unlikely to play a part in an expected fresh wave of consolidation in the UK online gambling sector.

Deutsche Bank is understood to be planning to overhaul its trading operations by creating a so-called bad bank to hold tens of billions of euros of non-core assets.

No one knows if we are facing into another recession but but if you haven’t looked at the positioning of your own financial products, now is probably a good time to do so, suggests economist Eddie Hobbs.

Once upon a time, everyone assumed that there was a single phenomenon called globalisation, whereby cross-border flows of financial capital drove innovation, industrialisation, development, and trade, writes Harold James.

The future of automation in the workplace was glimpsed at the recent UCD Innovation Week, where 200 students from 26 countries met Pepper, a humanoid robot and the first in the world to read emotions and develop empathy.

Deutsche Bank is facing resistance from top Qatari shareholders to its planned merger with Commerzbank.

Whether the UK leaves the EU on the March 29, or there is an extension for a short period, the general consensus is they are going to leave and that there will be a hard Brexit.

Deutsche Bank is poised to take over an estimated €300m in performing property portfolio loans associated with a number of O’Callaghan Properties (OCP) assets in Cork.

As asset prices have surged, putting property ownership out of the reach of many, our leaders seem unwilling to tackle key vested interests, says Kyran Fitzgerald.

Netflix shares pared their worst drop in two years, regaining a key support level for the stock.

European shares rose, lifted by strong results and German economic data, while US trading was dominated by volatility caused by the latest US inflation numbers.

With Tiger Woods, who set the bar for modern dominance, back in the game, Kevin Markham looks at golf’s greatest winning runs.

Shares in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank surged after it emerged that private-equity firm Cerberus is a top shareholder at Germany’s two biggest banks, Steven Arons, Sarah Syed and Aaron Kirchfeld report.

The High Court has granted orders permitting the examiner of seven companies controlled by Galway businessman Gerry Barrett to enter into an agreement with an investor.

Sharing the same name as a popular wine brand, Midleton’s new homes scheme called Blossomhill could be said to have come from Russia, with love.

Chipmaker Qualcomm —which has a significant presence in Cork — has attracted a mega bid that values the giant chip maker at $103bn (€89bn), setting the stage for a major takeover battle that would rock the electronics industry.

The FTSE 100 backed down from Thursday's record highs as the pound rebounded on reports that the EU was working on proposals for a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain.

Shares in LVMH climbed towards record highs after the world’s biggest luxury goods company reported stronger-than-forecast revenue growth for the third quarter.

The appointment of an examiner to seven companies controlled by Galway-based businessman Gerry Barrett has been confirmed by the Court of Appeal.

Parties in a row between Deutsche Bank and a group of seven Galway firms, involving business debts just short of €700m, have appealed and cross-appealed High Court orders on the future of the companies.

Carolyn Moore joins Richard Malone in his studio, as one of the country’s most talked about designers prepares to showcase his collection at London Fashion Week

Post offices should become the primary mortgage providers for first-time buyers, according to the Public Banking Forum of Ireland.

Brexit is set to deliver a much-heralded jobs boom with over 80,000 new roles to be created - in Frankfurt.

A number of Irish stocks felt the benefit as global markets rallied yesterday and investors weighed back in on the back of easing tensions between the US and North Korea.

At least two of HNA Group’s overseas deals have hit a hurdle as the Chinese conglomerate struggles to take money out of China, said sources, amid a widening crackdown by Beijing on debt-fuelled corporate acquisitions.

UniCredit said hackers accessed about 400,000 client bank accounts in Italy, taking biographical and loan data in one of the biggest breaches in Europe to date.

Congress is controlled by Republicans, and would not impeach him even if he was linked to alleged Russian interference in the US general election, says Elizabeth Drew.

It’s been refreshing that the decision of Finance Minister Michael Noonan to sound the starting pistol to sell a valuable chunk of AIB has sparked some sort of debate about Irish banks.

Insurer and asset manager Standard Life is likely to choose Dublin as the base for its EU subsidiary after the UK leaves the bloc, its chairman said.

Stocks, bond yields and the dollar are all falling, yield curves are flattening and sterling is marching higher. The “reflation” trades of 2016 that were supposed to mark a turning point in global markets are fading.

Regardless of who wins the French election, European stocks are headed for a correction, according to Deutsche Bank. That’s a view at odds with many of the region’s strategists who expect relief if they lose.

The co-founder of one of Ireland’s most successful outsourcing companies has confirmed they pulled a multimillion-dollar, 500-job investment from a US state because of its controversial “bathroom bill”.