Economic news and events

The UK government has announced the Stormont Brake mechanism of the Windsor Framework will not be pulled to halt the appliance of new EU rules...

Keir Starmer will hold talks with Donald Trump in Washington within weeks as the ‘special relationship’ faces strains under the incoming president.

The US President-elect, who...

A new agreement will enable UK-qualified professionals such as lawyers and ski instructors to work in Switzerland, ministers have announced.

The UK-Switzerland Recognition of Professional Qualifications...

UK house buyers benefited from the highest number of sellers at the start of a year since 2015, as prices rose at their fastest early-year...

The Bank of England said Friday it will delay implementing rules designed to prevent a 2008-style financial crisis as it awaits clarity on how they...

UK retail sales declined on-month in December and significantly missed the consensus estimates, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

UK retail sales...

Global growth should remain stable this year and next, but at recent historic lows, the World Bank said Thursday, expressing particular concern about growth in...

Rachel Reeves has urged regulators to ‘tear down’ red tape in a bid for stronger economic growth.

The under-pressure Chancellor and the Business Secretary met with...

Ireland’s annual consumer price inflation rate accelerated last month, numbers from the nation’s Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Year-on-year consumer price inflation picked up...

Turning the UK economy around will ‘take time’, Keir Starmer said after the latest figures showed weaker-than-expected growth.

The figures for November showed a return to...