Economic news and events

The top economist at the Bank of England has said interest rates will probably be higher in the long run than they were in the...

The UK government revealed plans to mandate oil and gas licensing in the North Sea in a bid to reduce dependency on ‘hostile foreign regimes’,...

The UK construction sector continued to decline in October, numbers on Monday showed, amid another tricky month for housebuilding.

The latest S&P Global/Chartered Institute of...

The decline in the UK private sector persisted at the start of the fourth quarter, though at a lesser pace, numbers on Friday showed.

The...

Overall private sector growth in Ireland slowed in October, while output and new orders declined for the first time in 2023, survey results from S&P...

The decline in UK retail footfall worsened last month, numbers on Friday showed, with poor weather meaning fewer visits to the high street.

According to the...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday pushed back on hope that it will soon cut rates, believing there is still some ‘distance to...

The Bank of England maintained UK interest rates at a 15-year high on Thursday, in a slightly less split vote by policymakers, as Threadneedle Street...

Ireland’s unemployment rate edged slightly higher last month, numbers from the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

The nation’s jobless rate rose to 4.8% in October,...

The UK Labour party has said it would urgently introduce binding requirements for companies developing powerful artificial intelligence after Rishi Sunak said he would not...