Economic news and events

‘Nothing is off the table’ in the UK’s response to US President Donald Trump’s threats that he will impose 15% global tariffs, Downing Street has...

Former Amazon.com Inc executive Doug Gurr is set to be the next permanent chair of the UK’s competition regulator.

Business & Trade Secretary Peter Kyle named...

Fitch Ratings on Friday maintained its stable outlook and AA minus rating for the UK amid ‘modest’ gross domestic product growth.

‘The UK’s ratings are supported...

The annual decline in producer prices in Ireland decelerated in January as prices returned to monthly growth, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed...

The number of job vacancies in the UK has fallen to a five-year low, approaching levels not seen since the pandemic, research suggests.

The number of...

High-level talks are ongoing after Donald Trump’s announcement of 15% global tariffs and the government wants ‘the best possible deal’ for UK firms, a UK...

US core personal consumption expenditures grew at a faster rate than expected in December, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday, but gross...

UK borrowing is expected to fall faster in the current fiscal year than anticipated, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said Friday.

The IFS expects UK...

Paris-based energy group EDF on Friday raised the budget for the long-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Britain, saying construction costs were now estimated...

Growth in both services and manufacturing sector activity in the UK was stronger than expected in February, which was however ‘another month of steep job...