Economic news and events

UK PM to deliver closing address to Good Friday Agreement conference

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to deliver the closing address to a major three-day conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good...

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 08:14

TOP NEWS: UK CPI remains above 10% in March but PPI cools to 7.6%

UK consumer price inflation cooled by less than expected in March, though producer price inflation slowed by more than forecast, official data on Wednesday showed....

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 07:19

TOP NEWS: UK unemployment rises to 3.8%; wages up while vacancies fall

The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked up in the three months to February, figures on Tuesday showed.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the...

Tue, 18/04/2023 - 07:22

UK PM Sunak in probe by standards watchdog over interest declaration

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare...

Mon, 17/04/2023 - 13:24

Royal Mail and union leaders come to agreement over pay and conditions

International Distributions Services PLC’s Royal Mail and union leaders have come to an agreement after a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, according to...

Mon, 17/04/2023 - 08:52

UK Nurses to stage strikes after rejecting offer in pay dispute

Nurses are to stage fresh strikes after rejecting the UK government’s offer aimed at resolving the bitter NHS pay dispute.

The Royal College of Nursing announced...

Fri, 14/04/2023 - 17:48

Environment Agency workers to launch weekend of strikes in pay dispute

Environment Agency workers will launch a weekend of strikes on Friday evening in a long-running dispute over pay.

Unison said the walkout, from 1900BST on Friday...

Thu, 13/04/2023 - 21:24

Ireland annual inflation rate slows to 7.7% in March

Ireland’s yearly inflation rate slowed last month, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

The yearly inflation rate ebbed to 7.7% in March,...

Thu, 13/04/2023 - 11:24

UK lenders report increase in households defaulting on loans

UK lenders have recorded a rise in households defaulting on loans over the past three months, according to new data on Thursday.

The Bank of England’s...

Thu, 13/04/2023 - 11:22

TOP NEWS: UK economy sees no monthly growth in February

The UK’s economy registered no growth in February, as a contraction in services and production offset progress in the construction sector, according to the Office...

Thu, 13/04/2023 - 07:18

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