Earlier this week Donald Trump said that the US was in daily talks with China over a trade deal.  The markets reacted well.  Then yesterday Beijing said there were no such talks underway and that none would begin until all the unilateral US tariffs on Chinese goods were removed. 

Joe spoke to Finbarr Bermingham is the Brussels Correspondent for the South China Morning Post. 

Friday's business news headlines and markets along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly.

The cost of a full listing on the stock exchange can often be prohibitive for smaller or scaling companies.  On top of that there’s the pressure of filing regular public accounts.  Now in conjunction with Guaranteed Irish, the Dublin stock exchange or Euronext Dublin has launched a ‘Scale to Stay’ initiative alongside its new ‘Access’ market which is cheaper and easier to use for Medium sized companies hoping to stay and grow in Ireland.  But is the capital market here big enough to attract would-be investors? 

All to discuss with Niall Jones, Head of Listings UK and Ireland Euronext Dublin. 

Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Last Autumn’s report by Mario Draghi was designed to ignite action throughout Europe and force it to focus less on regulation and more on competitiveness. Now in light of the global trade war, Ireland may need to step up its efforts to make its companies thrive on a global stage and be a bit less dependent on the US. Now the Government says it’s accelerating the competitiveness and productivity action plan.  But what’s in it and what can be done given Ireland’s notoriously slow legal and planning system.  

 Joe spoke to Alan Dillon is the Minister of State for Small Businesses and Retail. 

Paul Kavanagh from Patronus Partners joins Breakfast Business with the latest on the markets and global financial trends. 

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Ciaran McCormack, Managing Director of DID Electrical, joins Breakfast Business to talk about their new partnership with Homevalue and how consumer confidence is holding up in retail. 

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Mark Price, former Waitrose CEO and UK Trade Minister, joins Breakfast Business to discuss his new book Happy Economics — and why the most successful businesses are often the happiest.

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John Mullane of Cantor Fitzgerald joins Joe Lynam with the latest from the markets and how global events are affecting investor confidence.

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Pat Rigney, founder of the Shed Distillery, joins Breakfast Business as the threat of US tariffs puts Irish whiskey and gin exports under pressure; with warnings the sector could face real damage.

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