Economic news and events

Moody’s late Friday affirmed the UK’s Aa3 credit rating and ’stable’ outlook ahead of next week’s budget, noting ‘balanced risks to the economic and fiscal...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to ‘grip the cost of living’ in her budget next week.

In an example of one move aiming to ease...

Irish producer prices remained lower than a year earlier in October, despite a modest monthly rise, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office on...

Britain cannot continue to ‘muddle through’ and must take ‘a different path’ on the economy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said.

Ahead of her second Budget...

The UK private sector lost impetus in November, according to a preliminary purchasing managers’ index reading from S&P Global, despite manufacturing swinging to growth from...

UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, numbers on Friday showed, ahead of next week’s government budget.

The Office for National Statistics said...

Keir Starmer has refused to rule out freezing income tax thresholds at the budget next week.

The UK’s prime minister declined to answer numerous questions from...

Ireland’s trade surplus widened in September as goods exports jumped by more than a quarter, driven by a sharp rise in pharmaceutical shipments and a...

UK consumer price inflation cooled last month, to the tamest level since June, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the...

A trade union has urged the chancellor not to ‘sacrifice’ oil and gas workers and ease the windfall tax at the budget this month.

Louise Gilmour,...