Economic news and events

Ireland consumer price inflation cools below 2% in August

Ireland’s consumer price inflation abated last month, numbers on Thursday showed. slipping below the 2% threshold for the first time since June 2021.

According to...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 11:18

UK national debt on track to triple over next 50 years, warns OBR

UK government action will be needed to stop the national debt spiralling amid pressure from an ageing population and climate change, the fiscal watchdog has...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 10:47

UK surveyors post rise in house prices for first time in two years

UK house prices are showing signs of increasing for the first time in nearly two years as market activity picks up, according to surveyors.

Price growth...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 09:21

NHS must ‘reform or die’ UK PM Starmer says amid major report

The NHS must reform or die, Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published.

The UK prime minister will set...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 09:03

European Central Bank set to cut rates again as inflation slows

With inflation slowing and the economic outlook darkening, the European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again Thursday but is unlikely to give...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 06:30

UK slaps fresh sanctions on Russian ‘shadow fleet’

The UK government on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers which Moscow uses to export oil, bypassing a Western embargo imposed...

Wed, 11/09/2024 - 11:29

New Labour group promises to support UK infrastructure building

A new Labour pressure group aiming to ‘take on the Nimbys’ in the UK is set to launch on Wednesday.

The Labour Infrastructure Forum said it...

Wed, 11/09/2024 - 08:52

Lammy, Blinken joint visit to Kyiv amid Iran-Russia missile deal fears

Iran has been hit with sanctions by the UK and US after the two countries formally accused Tehran of supplying ballistic missiles to Russia.

The announcement...

Tue, 10/09/2024 - 17:16

Germany, France and UK sanction Iran over missile sales to Russia

Germany, France and the UK are imposing fresh sanctions on Iran over its alleged sale of ballistic missiles to Russia.

‘France, Germany, and the UK strongly...

Tue, 10/09/2024 - 17:09

Starmer sees off backbench rebellion in winter fuel allowance vote

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has seen off a backbench rebellion over plans to cut the winter fuel allowance but the government’s majority fell to...

Tue, 10/09/2024 - 17:05

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