Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall with the creation of four new government departments aimed at boosting economic...

Industrial production in Ireland increased at the end of 2022, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday.

In the fourth quarter, industrial...

Five-year fixed-rate mortgages in the UK are available at below 4% once again.

It is a further sign the market is settling following turmoil in the...

Rishi Sunak is set to reshuffle his cabinet with the appointment of a new Conservative Party chair and the possibility of reforms to Whitehall departments.

The...

UK house prices remained stable in January, according to new data on Tuesday.

According to Halifax’s house price index, house prices registered no monthly change...

Almost 52,000 UK properties are owned by anonymous investors, including some ‘close to the Kremlin’, a report said Tuesday despite laws seeking to stop dirty...

A state-backed ‘digital pound’ could be launched later this decade as the Bank of England and Treasury set out a road map to potentially introduce...

UK retail sales growth slowed last month, figures on Tuesday showed, with consumers reining in spending amid rampant inflation.

According to the latest British Retail...

The UK’s new car market has grown for six consecutive months, new figures showed on Monday.

Some 131,994 new cars were registered last month, up 15%...

Interest rates in the UK will likely need to rise further despite early signs of a ‘turning point’ in the battle against sky-high inflation, according...