Economic news and events

The UK and the EU reached an agreement on Tuesday that will allow the two sides’ regulators to work closely together on competition matters.

The UK...

Ireland’s annual economic decline slowed in the third data, while quarter-on-quarter growth was the strongest in two years, preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office...

Extra powers should be given to a beefed-up water regulator to take action against house builders and other businesses that cause pollution in rivers and...

Shop prices in the UK continued to ease in October amid warnings they remain vulnerable to ongoing geopolitical tensions, climate change and government regulation.

Overall prices...

The £2 bus fare cap will be replaced by a new £3 cap until the end of 2025 at this week’s budget, the UK prime...

The budget will embrace the ‘harsh light of fiscal reality’ but ‘better days are ahead’, Keir Starmer will say in a speech ahead of one...

A UK government minister said she ‘can’t speculate on this budget or budgets to come’ when pressed on Sky News on Sunday about whether a...

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public at the general election over tax plans for the UK budget after he indicated that people who make...

The chancellor will cut back right to buy discounts as part of next week’s UK budget to boost council housing supply.

Rachel Reeves will announce plans...

UK Companies which import key minerals used in laptops, phones and electric cars will be given greater financial support at the budget, in an effort...