Economic news and events

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has welcomed a surprise fall in inflation but warned it will not mean a pre-election ‘borrowing binge’, in a blow to...

Yearly growth in UK house prices slowed in July, according to government data on Wednesday.

The Office for National Statistics said, on an annual basis, average...

The UK headline inflation unexpectedly cooled last month, as stubborn core price pressure finally eased, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday.

Annually,...

Jeremy Hunt will meet with technology and creative firms on the west coast of the US as part of efforts to make Britain the ‘next...

Rishi Sunak appears set to water down some of the government’s net zero pledges to ensure they are ‘proportionate’, in a move that has drawn...

A central bank official has issued warnings around government spending in the upcoming Irish budget.

Robert Kelly, director of economics & statistics, described public finances as...

Britain is forging ahead with trade talks with India despite acknowledging ‘serious allegations’ that the Indian government is linked to the killing of a Sikh...

China has been invited to attend Rishi Sunak’s flagship summit on artificial intelligence despite tensions with Beijing.

Relations with China have been strained by a series...

British opposition chief Keir Starmer on Tuesday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, seeking to enhance his standing as a potential international...

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet UK opposition chief Keir Starmer Tuesday, a chance for both men to strike up a political relationship with the...