Siobhan Kennedy , Washington Correspondent
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.
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The phone call that went on to ruin a hotel owner’s life
As the banking commission calls for an “electrified” ring fence around banks’ riskier business methods, Siobhan Kennedy meets a hotelier whose life was ruined by one of these practices.
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Connecticut deaths lead to sale of assault-rifle company
A New York firm run by political figures, including ex-vice president Dan Quayle, is selling gun maker Freedom Group after one of its rifles is believed to have been used in the Newtown massacre.
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Banks drag their heels on ‘mis-sold’ interest rate swaps
Banks sold small businesses interest rate swaps to protect them from increases in interest rates. The problem is, hidden penalties began to kick in when the rates tumbled.
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Clock ticking for BAE and EADS merger
There’s nothing like a deadline to focus the mind. But when it comes to the creation of a European defence supergiant, we may find there are deadlines, and deadlines.
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Former army chief: ‘think long about EADS/BAE merger’
Former head of British armed forces Sir Mike Jackson says Britain should think ‘long and strategically’ about the proposed merger of EADS and BAE Systems.
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Thousands lose jobs as JJB shuts its doors for good
The onetime sportswear giant JJB is to axe 2,200 jobs after weeks of frantic negotiations to save the business failed, writes our Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy.
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Coalition rift undermining green business confidence
As the third largest offshore windfarm opens off the Norfolk coast, there are fears that the government’s increasingly mixed signals on renewables are putting future private investment at risk.
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Will the fall in inflation last?
A small glimmer of economic optimism with the latest inflation figures showing a welcome fall. But with more price rises in the pipeline – not least fuel charges – will it be a short-lived phenomenon?
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Government fuel poverty targets likely to be missed
Exclusive: The Government is seriously underestimating the number of people in fuel poverty according to its own advisor, who tells Channel 4 News the situation is “dire”. Siobhan Kennedy reports.
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Will short-selling ban work to calm markets?
Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy suggests the ban on short-selling in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy could do more harm than good.
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Volatile markets struggle amid economic uncertainty
If anyone was hoping the US would shrug off its debt downgrade or the ECB decision to mop up risky Italian and Spanish bonds would have a positive effect, hopes have been dashed says Siobhan Kennedy.
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Eurozone debt crisis crunch talks
European leaders are holding emergency talks in Brussels to deal with the unfolding financial crisis. Chancellor George Osborne says the consequences could be dire if leaders fail to “get a grip”.
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EU Leaders still divided on debt crisis
Europe’s leaders remain divided over how to respond to the debt crisis which threatens the very existence of the Euro. Three days before a summit they must agree a second bailout package for Greece.
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James Murdoch under pressure by shareholders
An influential investor in BSkyB tells our Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy that an increasing number of shareholders are calling for James Murdoch to step down as the company’s chairman.
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Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB takeover ‘in disarray’
As calls grow for Rebekah Brooks to be sacked, Channel 4 News learns the axing of the News of the World may have “shifted” the fate of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.
