Addressing world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said: "The world is witnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous America."

President Donald Trump has dismissed as "fake news" a New York Times report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted Ireland’s economic recovery can survive the Brexit fallout amid Government claims more than 100 companies are considering moving to this country in the wake of last June’s vote.

Enda Kenny is facing a growing backlash over claims he has “no plan” to cope with the escalating Brexit crisis and has “sat on his hands” as the situation unfolded.

Kenny accused of having ‘no discernible plan, vision or direction’.

The boss of HSBC has said the bank is on course to move 1,000 jobs from its London business to Paris after British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Britain will scrap its single market membership after Brexit.

Rising inequality and social polarisation are set to shape world developments for the next decade after contributing to Britain’s decision to leave the EU and the US ballot-box success of Donald Trump, the World Economic Forum said.

European stocks posted their biggest two-day gain since October 2011 on increased investor confidence that central banks will act to support markets.

Billionaire investor George Soros said Donald Trump is playing into the hands of terrorists by creating fear of Muslims in an effort to get elected.

Christine Lagarde has refused to say whether she will seek a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund after both Britain and Germany gave her their backing.

More than 5m jobs will be lost by 2020 as a result of developments in genetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and other technological change, according to World Economic Forum research.

Growing inequality means that the world’s 62 wealthiest people own as much as the poorest half of the planet’s population — approximately 3.6 billion people — according to a new report from Oxfam.

The ECB’s bond-buying decision risks deterring eurozone governments from taking steps to restore their countries’ competitiveness, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday warned fellow European leaders not to ease off on economic reforms after the European Central Bank announced bold new moves to bolster growth in the euro area.

Somewhat slower growth will allow a reforming Chinese economy to become more stable and should be good news, the head of China’s central bank said yesterday, after the country announced its lowest expansion rate in 24 years.

Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have deployed large quantities of arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint, undermining hopes for a new peace initiative taking shape.

The richest 1% of people in the world will have more wealth than all the rest of us combined by next year if the current inequality trend continues, a new report from Oxfam has suggested.

Buckingham Palace has said there is “no record” of a meeting between the British queen and the woman at the centre of sex allegations against her son, the Duke of York.

Buckingham Palace has issued a second denial that the Duke of York had sexual contact with a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him when she was under age.

Buckingham Palace has issued a second denial that the Duke of York had sexual contact with a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him when she was underage.

Delegates at the World Economic Forum on Africa will be isolated from reality on the ground, says Pascal Fletcher.

Speculation linking mobile phone giant Vodafone to a £60 billion takeover swoop from AT&T was shot down by the American firm today.

Enda Kenny has dismissed suggestions he may go to Europe to take up a chief post and instead stressed his desire to win a second term as Taoiseach.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney said there is “no immediate need” to increase interest rates, as he bolstered officials’ defence of the low borrowing costs they are maintaining.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan said the Government may seek to sell a stake in Allied Irish Bank before the country’s next scheduled election.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has ramped up criticism of Syrian president Bashar Assad, calling him a “one-man super-magnet for terrorism” who has committed war crimes and could be responsible for the ultimate disintegration of Syria.

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins and HSBC chairman Douglas Flint said the financial system’s safety has improved in the past five years, splitting delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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George Soros has probably never been to Ballyhea and neither have members of the ECB council.

Britain’s future in the European Union would rest on a knife-edge if a referendum was held immediately, according to a poll.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Finance Minister Michael Noonan brought their message that Ireland was back in business to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

David Cameron today insisted Britain was not “turning our backs on Europe”, as he met fellow EU leaders for the first time since announcing his plan to stage an in/out referendum on UK membership.

Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has praised Ireland’s development and aid work.

Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has praised Ireland’s development and aid work.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore is due to meet Bill Gates in Dublin this morning.

Ten people involved in property partnerships have sued Ulster Bank Ireland Ltd and First Active plc over the alleged mis-selling of derivative agreements or swaps to hedge “notional liabilities” for more than €65m.

The economic crisis presents Ireland with a great opportunity to implement reform to achieve recovery, and to ensure the calamity inflicted on the Irish people is never repeated, Enda Kenny said last night.

Sometimes a single fact stands out amid all the clutter, offering a flash of insight and clarity.

Telecommunications and media billionaire Denis O’Brien said he would invest in Bank of Ireland Plc, as it has “cleaned up its balance sheet.”