Economic news and events

Growth in UK house price growth slowed more than expected year-on-year in December, according to a report published on Friday.

The Nationwide house price index showed...

Boxing Day was a ‘bumper day’ for all UK retail destinations as data shows shopper footfall was up 4.4% on last year, making it the...

UK retail sales returned to modest growth in the week before Christmas, driven by a sharp rebound in online spending, although in-store sales and footfall...

Irish wholesale prices showed no month-on-month change in November, as a sharp monthly jump in electricity prices was offset by stable manufacturing prices, data from...

The UK economy suffered a growth slowdown in the third quarter of the year, numbers from the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Monday.

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Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be prime minister next Christmas, the chair of the Labour Party has said.

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel...

UK retail sales were weaker than expected in November, numbers on Friday showed, declining on-month and registering tamer on-year growth than forecast.

The Office for...

UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, but shrunk on year, numbers on Friday showed.

According to the Office for National Statistics,...

The British government on Thursday named career diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to the US, replacing Peter Mandelson who was sacked over his...

The Bank of England on Thursday reduced interest rates by 25 basis points but said judgements around further policy easing will become a ‘closer call’.

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