Economic news and events

The EU needs to be ‘firm’ with the US, Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said.

It comes after US President-elect Donald Trump suggested the US...

The end of 2024 saw the fastest decline in candidates being placed into permanent jobs in more than a year, new research in the UK...

Optimism among financial services firms has declined at the sharpest pace in more than two years, amid concerns that UK budget tax measures could weigh...

Large discounts and Black Friday sales accelerated price drops in December, but 2025 will likely see higher prices warned the British Retail Consortium.

The BRC-NielsenIQ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries,...

Ireland’s unemployment rate rose slightly on-month at the end of last year, according to numbers released by the Central Statistics Office on Wednesday.

The unemployment...

MPs were left ‘horrified’ after a Shein lawyer refused to answer questions over the risk of forced labour in its cotton supply chain.

Yinan Zhu, EMEA...

The end of 2024 saw the fastest decline in candidates being placed into permanent jobs in more than a year, new research suggests.

Recruiters reported growing...

Ryanair intends to file legal proceedings against disruptive passengers, the airline has confirmed.

The company is claiming €15,000 in damages against a passenger on a flight...

The UK’s new visa-waiver entry system took effect on Wednesday for passengers from dozens more countries, including millions of annual visitors from the US, Canada...