Economic news and events

The Irish government has unveiled a €14 billion budget package it insists balances the needs of today with the future wellbeing of the economy.

Finance minister...

Britain’s opposition leader Keir Starmer vowed Tuesday to spearhead a ‘decade of national renewal’ if his Labour party returns to power after nearly 14 years...

Britain’s banking system remains strong and UK business has shown itself resilient to higher interest rates, the Bank of England said Tuesday in its latest...

UK grocery price inflation cooled to a seventh-month low of 11% in the four weeks to October 1 as prices of staple foods dropped, according...

Measures to help households tackle the cost-of-living crisis are to be revealed as part of the Irish government’s budget today.

The budget will be delivered by...

Germany, the US, Britain, France and Italy issued a joint statement on Monday assuring their solidarity with Israel, following terrorist attacks by the Islamist Palestinian...

Keir Starmer will say the tide is turning towards Labour as he sets his sights on at least two terms in power to rescue a...

UK retail sales increased last month, data on Tuesday showed, though purchases of big-ticket items fell, as consumers continue to grapple with cost of living...

Ireland’s Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said budget 2024 ‘will provide supports to people’ to help them deal with inflation, as well as ‘consolidate and improve’...

Industrial production and turnover in Ireland fell year-on-year August, the Central Statistics Office said Monday.

The production index for August stood at 114.6, down from 160.0...