Economic news and events

Support for Ukraine will top the agenda when David Cameron makes his first visit to the US as foreign secretary.

He will arrive in Washington later...

The City regulator has moved to clamp down on credit rating agencies sharing patchy information with lenders, which it said can lead to people being...

The UK private sector expanded for the first time since July, helped by an improving service economy, according to numbers on Tuesday.

The latest S&P...

UK grocery price inflation eased in the final quarter of the year, numbers showed on Tuesday, while take-home grocery sales are expected to beat previous...

The AIB Ireland Composite PMI Index rose in November, returning to growth after a brief decline, as service activity quickly increased and manufacturing stabilised.

The composite...

UK consumers appear to be sticking to plans for a budget Christmas this year, with retail spending remaining weak despite Black Friday, figures showed.

Total UK...

The UK government has pledged £3.9 billion for a rail project which will improve connectivity in northern England.

The cash injection will accelerate the Transpennine Route...

Fitch Ratings maintained its negative outlook on the UK’s credit rating, amid uncertainty stemming from the nation’s final trading relationship with the EU post-Brexit, and...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Australian and British counterparts in California’s Silicon Valley on Friday to discuss cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines and...

The UK’s manufacturing sector continued to deteriorate in November, but a survey reading rose to its highest level since April, new data on Friday showed.

The...