Economic news and events

The UK chancellor has ‘bruised’ business confidence by expecting companies to help fill the hole in public finances, the chair of the Confederation of British...

The rate gap between the average two and five-year fixed-rate mortgage in the UK has shrunk to its narrowest level in two years, according to...

The UK and Mauritius said they have made ‘good progress’ in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal.

Keir Starmer’s government is considering frontloading payments to...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves starts the week facing further pressure after a gloomy warning from some of Britain’s top executives.

A survey of UK chief financial...

The pound has remained under pressure amid an intensifying sell-off in government bonds as UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces mounting questions over her fiscal rules.

Sterling...

Ireland’s construction activity increased in December for the first time in eight months, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday, with...

Keir Starmer will throw the weight of Whitehall fully behind AI in a bid to boost growth.

The prime minister is set to unveil his Government’s...

Rachel Reeves has said she will ‘take action’ to meet her fiscal rules following turbulence on the gilt markets in the UK.

Increases in the government’s...

The UK ‘must engage confidently with China’ in trade, Rachel Reeves has suggested, as she arrived in Beijing amid market turbulence at home.

The chancellor has...

Rachel Reeves vowed to stand by her ‘non-negotiable’ fiscal rules, as her mission to China was overshadowed by further turbulence in the gilt markets.

Visiting bicycle-maker...