Economic news and events

Consumers in the UK surveyed in November before the government budget expected consumer price inflation to slow in 2026, the Bank of England said Friday.

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The UK’s trade deficit increased sharply in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday.

The goods and services trade deficit widened...

The UK economy shrank in October and in the three months leading up to October, the Office for National Statistics reported on Friday.

Gross domestic product...

Annual consumer price inflation in Ireland accelerated in November, although the EU harmonised rate sped up by less than anticipated, date from the Central Statistics...

Heathrow on Thursday reported a rise in passenger traffic last month, making it the west London airport’s busiest November on record.

This came despite continued weakness...

Keir Starmer will hold talks on Ukraine with allies in the coalition of the willing as peace efforts surrounding a US-led plan to end the...

Policymakers at the Bank of England said they expect Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget to knock as much as 0.5 percentage points off inflation by next...

Rachel Reeves said she and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had decided ‘as a team’ not to raise income tax as she hit out at...

Beijing denounced on Wednesday British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure amounted to...

Europe’s leaders must rehash how a major human rights treaty is interpreted in law to tackle illegal migration and prevent voters from turning to ‘the...