Economic news and events

UK retail sales were higher than expected in August, numbers on Friday showed, while public sector borrowing picked up.

According to the Office for National...

Consumer confidence has fallen sharply in ‘not encouraging news’ for the UK government as households ‘nervously’ await next month’s autumn budget, according to a long-running...

Speculating on next month’s Budget will ‘put the fear of God’ into people, the Prime Minister has said as he declined to rule out further...

The Bank of England on Thursday left interest rates unchanged and hinted at a gradual pace of easing of monetary policy in the months ahead.

At...

The UK’s housing market has a lack of affordable and suitable homes and strong action is needed to support first-time buyers, renters and people looking...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the UK government of sending ‘mixed messages’ over its support for Israel and ‘undermining’ the country’s right to self-defence.

Israel’s prime minister...

Train drivers in the UK have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multiyear pay offer, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies.

Aslef said its members...

UK annual house price growth has slowed, but private rents continue to climb at a ‘near-record rate’, according to an Office for National Statistics report.

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The UK economy is expected to grow 1.1% in 2024 and accelerate in 2025, according to an average of City forecasts compiled by the UK...

UK annual consumer price inflation remained at 2.2% last month, though services price growth picked up, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will leave...