Economic news and events

House prices in the UK rose solidly in June with broad-based growth led by Scotland and Northern Ireland, a report on Wednesday showed.

According to Office...

A UK Treasury minister has not ruled out hitting owners of high-value houses with capital gains tax, CGT, when they sell their family home.

UK Chancellor...

UK consumer price and retail price inflation were both higher than anticipated on an annual basis, the Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday.

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The number of companies going bust across England and Wales remained elevated last month, new data shows, as pressures intensify for firms grappling with higher...

The Office for National Statistics on Tuesday said it was delaying the release of UK retail sales figures, that were due to be published on...

UK grocery price inflation eased a bit in recent weeks, numbers from market researcher Worldpanel showed on Tuesday, as branded products outpaced own-brand sales by...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hailed ‘real progress’ made during a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the...

The Treasury is considering plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000, according to reports.

Government officials are...

Consumer sentiment in the UK improved a little in August, though remained negative, survey results published by S&P Global showed Monday.

The S&P Global UK...

Keir Starmer will join European leaders in presenting a united front with Volodymyr Zelensky at his crunch meeting at the White House with Donald Trump.

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