Siobhan Kennedy is the Washington Correspondent for Channel 4 News, based in DC.
Siobhan joined Channel 4 News in 2008 where, as Business Editor, she covered the financial crisis, austerity and its impact on the British economy and more recently, Brexit.
Before that, as a reporter for The Times, she worked as Politics and Business Correspondent and prior to that was a correspondent for Reuters in London and New York, where she covered the tech boom and bust and 9/11. She returns to the US just in time for the 2020 election campaign.
It’s been another day of industrial action affecting transport services.
While London’s commuters were crammed on to buses or forced to walk or cycle, there was better news for those who don’t rely on public transport. Rolls Royce has renewed its commitment to Britain, after seeing a jump in sales and revenue.
If you’ve just returned from a busy day at the office, you may well have contributed to a small rise in productivity in Britain.
All the uncertainty over Brexit: how soon, how hard, how feasible, is one of the key problems facing British industry this year. Confidence and investment plans have recovered since the referendum vote, according to a survey of more than seven thousand businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce, though costs are also rising because of…
Commuters returning to work after the Christmas holidays were greeted at stations across the country today by campaigners protesting about New Year fare rises.
It’s the first Monday in January and that can only mean one thing – rail fares rise again.
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has agreed a takeover deal with Sky worth more than £11.5bn. It means Fox will buy the 61% stake in the broadcaster.
If it’s a struggle to get Christmas presents delivered on time, it’s a struggle to buy them too – as new figures show inflation’s soared to its highest in two years.
Another revolution in the running of Britain’s railways is on the way. The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced that publicly-owned Network Rail is to share its responsibilities with private train operating companies.
While Chris Grayling says he’s not in favour of “throwing everything up in the air and doing a massive reorganisation”, alarm bells start ringing when in the next breath he’s hailing a “new golden era for rail”.
Italians go to the polls tomorrow to vote on key political changes – in a referendum which could spark economic turmoil. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says he’ll resign if he loses – and that’s sending jitters through financial markets. One former government economist has told this programme a no vote could bankrupt already fragile banks…
The Bank of England has warned that the outlook for Britain’s financial stability “remains challenging” in the wake of the Brexit vote – and the governor, Mark Carney, has told this programme that the election of Donald Trump as US President could accelerate the slowdown in global trade.
Business Editor Siobhan Kennedy reports from Smethwick in the West Midlands.
Business leaders are clamouring for certainty and a post-Brexit plan. Are they going to get it? Our Business Editor Siobhan Kennedy has been talking to some leading figures.
Theresa May got to speak to President-elect Donald Trump this afternoon. With markets still rising since his election, the economic signs are looking good. But can it last?