Economic news and events

ONS delays July’s UK retail sales release due to ‘quality’ concerns

The Office for National Statistics on Tuesday said it was delaying the release of UK retail sales figures, that were due to be published on...

Tue, 19/08/2025 - 11:43

UK grocery sales rise as price inflation slows slightly - Worldpanel

UK grocery price inflation eased a bit in recent weeks, numbers from market researcher Worldpanel showed on Tuesday, as branded products outpaced own-brand sales by...

Tue, 19/08/2025 - 08:45

Starmer hails ‘real progress’ from White House summit on Ukraine war

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hailed ‘real progress’ made during a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the...

Tue, 19/08/2025 - 07:44

UK Treasury ‘looking at’ new property taxes to replace stamp duty

The Treasury is considering plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000, according to reports.

Government officials are...

Tue, 19/08/2025 - 05:43

UK consumer confidence improves in August after rate cut - S&P Global

Consumer sentiment in the UK improved a little in August, though remained negative, survey results published by S&P Global showed Monday.

The S&P Global UK...

Mon, 18/08/2025 - 10:09

Starmer, European allies travel to US with Zelensky for crunch talks

Keir Starmer will join European leaders in presenting a united front with Volodymyr Zelensky at his crunch meeting at the White House with Donald Trump.

The...

Mon, 18/08/2025 - 06:37

Trump-Putin ‘extremely productive’ summit ends without Ukraine deal

The US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin failed at a high-stakes summit to reach an accord on halting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Sat, 16/08/2025 - 09:59

Irish trade surplus dives 56% in June; surplus with US down 68%

Ireland’s trade surplus slumped in June, driven by far lower exports to the US, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The country’s trade...

Fri, 15/08/2025 - 11:29

Irish trade surplus dives 56% in May; surplus with US down 68%

Ireland’s trade surplus slumped in June, driven by far lower exports to the US, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The country’s trade...

Fri, 15/08/2025 - 11:24

UK Chancellor Reeves says rulings on tax must wait for autumn budget

Rachel Reeves has said that decisions around taxes will have to wait for the autumn Budget, amid reports that the Treasury is looking to raise...

Thu, 14/08/2025 - 09:04

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