Economic news and events

Annual UK house price growth accelerated last month, in a strong end to the year, according to figures from Nationwide on Thursday.

House prices rose...

There was an increase in the number of people in the UK who headed to the shops in December amid fears retailers face uncertain times...

The year ahead will be a ‘buyer’s market’ with UK house hunters having more negotiating power and sales picking up, experts have predicted.

But more bullish...

Insolvencies and restructuring could rise further over the start of 2025 as firms face more increased cost pressures, industry experts in the UK have warned.

Restructuring...

Finance bosses are optimistic about Labour’s plans to cut regulation across the sector, according to a survey, with more than half saying they plan to...

The UK prime minister has called on Britain’s regulators to do more to prioritise growth as he seeks to improve living standards by 2029.

In letters...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse...

The slump in the number of people heading to the shops during Boxing Day sales signals a return to declining pre-pandemic levels, an analyst has...

UK shoppers are predicted to spend £236 each on average in the Boxing Day sales this year, with the majority of purchases made online.

A total...

Russia’s ‘bloody and brutal war machine’ has shown no respite ‘even at Christmas’, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as he condemned strikes against Ukraine’s...