Economic news and events

Speculation over the upcoming budget is partly to blame for weaker-than-expected economic growth figures as worries over tax hikes hit business and consumer spending, the...

Speculation the UK chancellor has scrapped plans to raise income tax sparked a sell-off in UK government bonds amid fears over unfunded spending pledges.

Britain’s long-term...

A ban on landlords in the UK evicting their tenants without reason will come into force in just over six months’ time, ministers have announced.

Landlords...

Consumer price inflation accelerated in Ireland in October, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

The consumer price index rose by 2.9% in...

It is a ‘realistic projection’ to deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030, the Irish government has said.

The coalition’s new...

The UK economy barely expanded in the third quarter of 2025, with September figures showing a monthly contraction in the final set of growth data...

Keir Starmer will face MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after a briefing war in which his allies insisted he is ready to fight off challenges...

Keir Starmer has hinted the two-child benefit cap could be lifted, saying the government would be taking ‘a number of measures’ to ‘drive child poverty...

Britain’s biggest supermarkets gained ground in the latest 12-week period as grocery price inflation eased and festive promotions boosted spending, according to new data from...

The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to September, its highest since early 2021, as the job market continued to soften,...