Economic news and events

Price pressures and rising interest rates have hit the confidence of finance chiefs at UK firms in the second quarter, a survey from Deloitte showed...

UK house prices in July fell faster than normal for the time of year, according to data from Rightmove on Monday.

Property prices dropped by 0.2%,...

UK Business & Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed off UK membership to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc, bringing British businesses a step closer to being...

Ireland’s finance minister has warned of continued headwinds facing the economy as it was confirmed the nation entered a technical recession earlier this year.

Gross domestic...

Conservative ministers in the UK are unlikely to deliver 300,000 new homes per year after making the target advisory rather than mandatory, MPs have warned.

Prime...

The UK aviation minister is ‘meeting with the CEO of easyJet [PLC] later today’ the Transport Secretary has said, amid the company’s announcement over summer...

Consumer price inflation in Ireland continued to slow in June, but still remained markedly elevated by historical standards, according to figures from the Irish Central...

The UK’s public finances are in a ‘very risky’ period after a series of shocks left it in a ‘vulnerable position’ to tackle challenges such...

Losses and default rates on mortgages have increased in the past few months and are expected to rise further in the months ahead, according to...

Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety.

The...