Economic news and events

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...

Britain has enough gas, the network operator has said after warnings that stores are at ‘concerningly low’ levels.

National Gas said on Friday that supplies remain...

A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect’s last-ditch...

The taoiseach and tanaiste have refused to be drawn on whether they consider Michael Lowry to be trustworthy, as they engage in Irish government formation...

Rachel Reeves faces further pressure to balance the books as the UK’s borrowing costs hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.

The chancellor is...