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Mark Carney and Donald Trump walk side by side with trees in the background

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over China trade

US President Donald Trump has said he would impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it makes a trade deal with China and warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a deal would endanger his country.

World • 6 hrs

Trump sues JPMorgan, CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion

US President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing them of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to further a political agenda.

Business • 23 Jan

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on January 19, 2026

New trade map takes shape in Davos amid Trump tariffs

President Donald Trump's use of tariffs as a foreign policy tool added fresh impetus in Davos this week to efforts to boost global trade beyond the US, with frustration palpable among many of Washington's top trading partners.

Business • 22 Jan

Harris: No scenario in which Ireland joins Board of Peace

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he cannot see a scenario where Ireland can participate in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

World • 22 Jan

Correspondent Fergal O'Brien talks to Behind the Story about the Ryanair/X spat

Behind the Story: Trump's demands and billionaires row

US President Donald Trump has said wants "immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland.

Behind the Story • 21 Jan

Attendees during the World Economic Forum in Davos

Wall Street seeks to shape Trump affordability ideas

Major Wall Street banks are pushing back on some of President Donald Trump's ideas for lowering the US cost of living ahead of mid-term elections, while suggesting others in an effort ⁠to shape policy, sources familiar with the discussions said.

Business • 21 Jan

Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses gestures as he delivers a speech

Davos: Europe's leaders stand firm, CEOs warn on emotions

European leaders, rattled by Donald Trump's latest global gambit, are looking to present a united front in Davos, as CEOs warned against an emotional response to the US president's ambition to take over Greenland.

Business • 21 Jan

US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC

Trump refuses to say how far he'll go on Greenland

US President Donald Trump has refused to say how far he will go on Greenland, but suggested that he could make a deal as European leaders voice alarm over his threats to seize the territory from ally Denmark.

World • 21 Jan

Call for US military ban at Shannon if Greenland taken

The Government should ban the US military from using Shannon Airport, and the EU should close all US military bases across the bloc, if Donald Trump acts on his threat to take Greenland, an opposition TD has said.

Politics • 20 Jan

Gold scales new high as Trump threats fuel demand

Gold jumped past $4,700 per ounce for the first time today, while silver traded near a record high, as US President Donald Trump's threats to slap extra tariffs on European allies soured global sentiment and sparked a rush into safe-haven assets.

Business • 20 Jan

A man walks on the shoreline in Nuuk, Greenland

NATO without US would be 'not very strong' - Trump

Follow developments after US President Donald Trump says he has agreed to a meeting of "various parties" at the WEF in Davos about his attempt to take over Greenland.

World • 20 Jan

Fran McNulty and Karen Creed talk Trump tariffs on Behind the Story

Podcast: Tariff threats and what it may mean for Ireland

On the first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned European countries against retaliatory tariffs against the US.

Behind the Story • 19 Jan

Safe‑haven buying sends gold, silver to record highs

Gold and silver hit record highs today, driven by a flight to safety after US President Donald Trump warned of extra tariffs on some European countries in a dispute over Greenland.

Business • 19 Jan

Trump to meet global CEOs in Davos this week

Donald Trump is expected to meet global business leaders in Davos on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the US President's presence looms large over the annual gathering of the global elite in Switzerland.

Business • 19 Jan

US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Trump will sign legislation Wednesday allowing schools that participate in a federal lunch program to serv

Trump to charge $1bn for 'peace board' membership

US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1bn for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter, seen today by AFP.

World • 19 Jan

Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home

Donald Trump returns to the Davos ski resort this week after unleashing yet another avalanche on the global order. But for the US president, his main audience is back home.

Business • 19 Jan

Oil prices plunge after Trump comments ease Iran fears

Oil prices tumbled more than 4% today after US President Donald Trump said that the killings of demonstrators during protests in Iran were ending, easing concerns over military action against Iran and potential oil supply disruptions.

Business • 15 Jan

A Danish Air Force Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules parked on the tarmak at Nuuk international airport

European troops arrive in Greenland ahead of exercises

Military personnel from France and Germany headed to Greenland as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump over its security as he pushes to acquire the island.

World • 15 Jan

US consumer inflation holds steady in December

US consumer inflation was steady in December as analysts expected, government data showed today, capping a year in which affordability worries flared while President Donald Trump's tariffs weighed on the economy.

Business • 13 Jan

Davos to begin new era with global order shaken by Trump

Business and political elites head to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos next week with its vision of a rules-based global economic order being tested to the limits.

Business • 13 Jan

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill

Central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

The chiefs of many of the world's major central banks issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell today, after the Trump administration threatened him with a ‍criminal indictment.

Business • 13 Jan

Wind turbine foundation components being manufactured with a crane in focus

US court reverses Trump's block on offshore wind project

Shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted jumped 6.1% today after a US court cleared the company to resume work on its nearly completed Revolution Wind project, easing fears of massive financial losses.

Business • 13 Jan

Gold prices broke through $4,600 an ounce for the first time today. while silver also hit a record high

Gold hits new high as Powell-Trump rift stokes demand

Gold broke through $4,600 an ounce for the first time today. while silver also hit a record high, as investors snapped up safe-haven assets amid heightened geopolitical uncertainties and a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Business • 12 Jan

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spar over the bank's renovation costs

Pushback after Trump administration's probe of Powell

The Trump administration's decision to open a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell has drawn condemnation from former Fed chiefs.

US • 13 Jan

Police car with words 'portland police' with crime scene tapes

US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland

A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman ⁠in Portland, Oregon, authorities said, leading city and state officials to call for calm following public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman on Wednesday.

US • 09 Jan