Economic news and events

US President Joe Biden will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for talks next week that will focus on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine,...

UK house prices rose in August at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, data published by Halifax showed Friday.

UK house prices jumped 4.3%...

The UK hopes to revive ‘flatlined’ trade as part of its ambition to reset relations with the EU, according to a business minister.

Douglas Alexander said...

UK construction companies enjoyed a sustained rebound in activity in August, according to data from S&P Global on Thursday, though the pace of this recovery...

The UK’s economy is set to grow faster than expected this year – but is not ‘heading into the fast lane’ yet as uncertainties continue...

The UK government will ‘carefully consider’ the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to ‘ensure that such a tragedy cannot occur again’, the UK prime...

The unemployment rate in Ireland came down in August, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.3%...

The recovery of the UK’s service sector gained momentum in August, as data from S&P Global on Wednesday showed that the post-election upturn in business...

The new full state pension in the UK could rise by more than £400 per year, it has been reported.

The Treasury’s internal working calculations, reportedly...

Ireland’s service economy continued to grow comfortably in August, amid sound domestic and international demand, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P Global showed on...