Economic news and events

Rishi Sunak has called a General Election for July 4, saying it was ‘the moment for Britain to choose its future’.

The Prime Minister has gambled...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election for July 4, a contest polls suggest the Tories are on course to...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeated his insistence that the general election will take place in the second half of the year, amid mounting...

Wholesale prices in Ireland edged higher on-month in April, according to data from the Irish Central Statistics Office on Wednesday.

Wholesale prices rose by 0.8% in...

UK public sector net borrowing was higher than expected last month, spiking to the fourth-highest April figure since records began, numbers on Wednesday showed.

The Office...

The rate of UK consumer price inflation was hotter than expected last month, but still eased to the tamest in almost three years, official figures...

The UK economy is set for a ‘soft landing’ as it grows faster than previously expected following a recession last year, according to the International...

Food price inflation fell for the fifteenth month in a row while sales ticked higher, figures on Tuesday showed.

In the four weeks to 12 May,...

UK interest rates could be cut by the Bank of England as soon as this summer, according to its deputy governor.

Ben Broadbent, deputy governor of...

Britain’s post-Brexit border with the EU has been plagued by chronic delays and uncertainty, ramping up costs for businesses and the government, the nation’s spending...