Economic news and events

Ireland’s construction activity continued to shrink in July, and declined more quickly than the month prior, according to date released Tuesday.

The AIB Ireland construction...

The UK unemployment rate was unmoved in June, numbers on Tuesday showed, while an early estimate showed a monthly decline in payrolled employees eased in...

Keir Starmer is set to join a call with European leaders and Donald Trump on Wednesday, ahead of the US president’s meeting with Vladimir Putin...

UK retail sales grew in July, but industry leaders warned the pace was insufficient to offset rising costs and prevent store closures.

According to the latest...

Keir Starmer has faced a call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza, after the UK prime minister warned the Israeli government against pursuing its...

The top economist at the Bank of England has warned there is an increased risk of ‘persistent inflation’ despite the central bank cutting interest rates.

Huw...

Production in Ireland’s manufacturing sector fell sharply in June, seasonally adjusted data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The country’s production in manufacturing industries...

David Lammy is due to meet US Vice President JD Vance amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

The UK Foreign secretary is expected to host...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey believes the path of UK interest rates remains downward but ‘uncertainty’ has risen since the central bank’s last batch...

Rachel Reeves left the door open to a rise in gambling taxes after Gordon Brown urged her to raise levies to cover the cost of...