Economic news and events

Irish manufacturing activity worsened in October, amid a decline in new orders, according to survey results published on Wednesday.

The AIB purchasing managers’ index for the...

More businesses have gone bust in England and Wales in recent months than since 2009 amid the aftermath of the financial crisis, according to UK...

Shop price inflation has eased for the fifth consecutive month to its lowest rate since last August, figures show.

Prices were 5.2% higher in October than...

UK mortgage approvals declined in September, while remortgaging approvals fell to a multi-decade low, according to Bank of England figures on Monday.

Net mortgage repayments...

The number of UK restaurant companies becoming insolvent has risen by 46% in the past year, research suggests.

The total increased from 1,517 in 2021/22 to...

The UK government will welcome foreign political leaders, tech industry figures, academics and others this week for a two-day summit billed as the first of...

The number of UK restaurant companies becoming insolvent has risen by 46% in the past year, research suggests.

The total increased from 1,517 in 2021/22 to...

A slowdown in the rate of inflation in Ireland has been welcomed by Minister for Finance Michael McGrath.

An EU flash estimate indicates that prices rose...

The Irish economy fell in the third quarter of 2023, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Friday.

According to early estimates, gross domestic product...

The number of cars built in the UK increased by almost 40% last month, driven by a rise in exports, figures show.

A total of 88,230...