Economic news and events

The governor of the Bank of England has said that UK banks have emerged from a volatile few years in ‘sound health’, but said the...

The average two-year fixed mortgage rate on the market in the UK recorded its biggest month-on-month fall since December 2022 in February, according to a...

UK and EU science chiefs are urging British researchers and businesses to make the most of Horizon funding, and apply for grants that might help...

Water companies could be fined up to a 10th of their turnover for poor customer service, under new powers given to the water regulator for...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is entering what could be one of the most challenging weeks of his premiership, with potentially gloomy economic numbers, tricky...

The reduction in construction activity in Ireland decelerated in January, as employment increased and cost inflation eased to a three-month low, purchasing manager’s index survey...

Tens of thousands more homes will be built under plans to regenerate inner-city brownfield sites, Michael Gove said on Sunday.

The UK housing secretary is set...

Rishi Sunak has insisted debt is ‘on schedule’ to fall, despite a senior Treasury minister having been challenged over the same claim.

The UK prime minister...

Production in manufacturing industries rose by 32% in the three months to December, the Central Statistics Office reported Friday.

From October to December 2023, production in...

A Bank of England rate setter has said that without the downward pressure of energy, inflation will not return sustainably to the bank’s 2% target.

Catherine...