Economic news and events

Risks to the UK’s inflation outlook may have increased, justifying the need to take a cautious approach to cutting interest rates, a Bank of England...

Maria Steen has fallen short of the 20 signatures required to enter Ireland’s presidential race as the nomination window closed with three candidates confirmed.

To be...

Rachel Reeves has said the UK is getting ‘ahead in the global race for investment’ as Revolut unveiled plans to plug £3 billion into its...

UK private sector output remained in expansion territory in September, S&P Global reported on Tuesday.

The flash UK PMI composite output index posted 51.0 points for...

Higher tax and spending cuts are set to drag on UK growth next year, adding to a hit from US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes...

Business activity in the Eurozone continued to improve in September, but failed to sustain the growth in new orders reported in August, early data from...

(Correcting energy product price change)

Irish wholesale prices held steady in August, as electricity costs and energy product prices eased, data from the Central Statistics Office...

Irish wholesale prices held steady in August, as electricity costs and energy product prices eased, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.

The wholesale...

Plans are being mooted for an £830 million project off the UK coast that claims to be able to boost the UK’s depleted gas storage...

The UK’s new Work & Pensions Secretary has refused to rule out tightening eligibility for universal credit, saying welfare reform ‘is happening all the time’.

Speaking...