Economic news and events

The UK government on Wednesday set out plans to monitor activity in the cryptocurrency market, as the treasury promised to ‘robustly regulate cryptoasset activities’ in...

The EU is having ‘very constructive talks’ with Britain on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, but no deal has yet been reached, European Commission chief...

The UK manufacturing sector continued to contract in January as recession fears mount,survey results on Wednesday showed.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global-CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’...

The Irish factory sector stabilised at the start of the year, edging into slight expansion as order book volumes stabilised, according to survey results on...

UK house prices fell on a monthly basis for the fifth month in a row, according to figures from Nationwide on Wednesday.

In January, house...

The UK and EU have reached an agreement on customs that could signal a step towards a breakthrough in the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern...

UK Border Force officers in major ports including in France are to strike during half-term in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions, it...

Hundreds of thousands of UK workers – including school teachers – are going on strike for what will be the biggest day of industrial action...

UK shop prices are at record highs after inflation accelerated in January, with a warning that the peak is yet to arrive.

Prices are now 8%...

UK mortgage approvals sunk to a two-and-a-half year low last month, with would-be home buyers deterred by rising rates, figures from the Bank of England...