Economic news and events

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday announce a major new artillery package for Ukraine during a meeting of Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts...

Leo Varadkar promised new hope and opportunities for the people of Ireland as he became the country’s premier for a second time.

In a planned...

UK businesses will get an update next week on what help they can expect with sky-high energy bills once current support ends in the spring,...

Micheal Martin formally resigned as Ireland’s premier on Saturday, paving the way for Leo Varadkar to succeed him in a planned handover of power.

Varadkar...

The UK housing market remained buoyant in the first half of 2022 before flattening off mid-year and eventually falling by year-end, Halifax said on Friday....

Retail sales in the UK unexpectedly fell in November against the previous month, data showed on Friday.

Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen...

The Bank of England raised UK interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday, as expected.

The central bank raised rates to 3.50% from 3.0%...

Tens of thousands of nurses are going on strike for the first time across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Picket lines are being set up...

China’s retail sales plunged last month, official data showed Thursday, as Covid restrictions and a property market crisis hammered the world’s second-largest economy.

The figures...

Inflation in the UK cooled off from last month’s record annual high, according to data from the Office of National Statistics on Wednesday.

The consumer...