Person: Kwasi Kwarteng

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<p>There is renewed caution about the prospects of businesses built on disruptive tech, following layoffs at Twitter and Stripe, and poor results at Facebook and Amazon owner Meta. Picture: Mary Altaffer/AP</p>

economy

Jim Power: Global tech trouble clouds Irish economic outlook

Layoffs at Twitter and Stripe, and poor results at Facebook and Amazon, bring a new uncertainty about the tech sector

Fergus Finlay: Liberalising our alcohol laws is the populist policy we certainly do not need

<p>Jeremy Hunt is seeking to fill a fiscal shortfall of £35bn (€40.4bn) when he sets out the government’s tax and spending plans next month.</p>

economy

UK faces £35bn shortfall as it delays tax and spending plans

SFergus Finlay: Trussonomics failings could signal the end of trickle-down economics

ourview

Irish Examiner view: Counting down on Truss premiership

world

Jeremy Hunt is new UK chancellor as Kwasi Kwarteng is dramatically sacked

British market sell-off gets reprieve on talk of Truss U-turn

Sterling buoyed by reports that officials are working on reversal of sweeping tax cuts

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Bank of England forced to buy inflation-linked bonds amid 'risk to UK financial stability'

The IMF's chief economist said Kwasi Kwarteng's push for growth and the Bank of England's actions were akin to two people trying to steer a car in different directions.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

Bank of England reassures over exit of bond-buying programme

Britain's credit outlook lowered to negative by Fitch, citing risk that new growth plan could increase fiscal deficit

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Gordon Brown: Kwasi Kwarteng may have U-turned, but huge spending cuts are still coming

Despite scrapping the 45p tax rate, Britain's government is clinging to £43bn of tax cuts. Public services and those on benefits will feel the pain

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Brian Keegan: Britain still has work to do to restore its economic credibility

There is a difference between courage and recklessness when it comes to managing the national finances

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Jim Power: The UK's fiscal woes could get worse

Here in Ireland, we can afford to look across the Irish sea with some amusement, but we shouldn’t get carried away.

Sun, 02 Oct, 2022

Bank of Ireland value falls €1bn since UK financial turmoil onset

Shares in other Irish firms with large British operations also hit

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

IMF And World Bank Headquarters As Virtual World Spring Meetings Begin

Irish Examiner view: Bank of England intervention the latest chapter in a worrying tale

The IMF's commentary on the UK is worrying for us all, as any difficulty they go through could have global consequences

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Sterling hits historic low to drive expectations for large UK interest rate hikes

Bank of America said British economic policy was 'toxic' and helping drive sterling into a crisis

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng Present Fiscal Plans

UK’s biggest tax cuts since 1972 trigger crash in the pound

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng slashes taxes on the wealthiest households and firms in a bid to boost growth

Fri, 23 Sep, 2022

British 10-year borrowing cost tops 3.5% for first time in over a decade

The yield on the Irish 10-year bond traded at over 2.54%

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting.

British firms say CO2 shortages may cause them to shut down within days

Some companies have only a few days worth of the gas, used in a range of processes and products from meat to soft drinks

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Riot in Britain sparks fears of backlash over cuts

THE British government tried yesterday to play down a riot that marred a student protest in London a day earlier, but speculation grew that the trouble could be a sign of things to come as public spending is slashed.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2010

Thatcher’s long shadow over Tory Party

THERE’S a feisty chick lit author, the Muslim son of a bus driver and a swashbuckling ex-diplomat who braved the Taliban to hike across Afghanistan alone.

Mon, 03 May, 2010