Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declined to rule out changes to taxes on tech giants as part of a future trade deal with the...

Tariffs and trade uncertainty are not causing a ‘dramatic’ shift in the UK economy, the Bank of England’s chief economist has said, as he cautioned...

Ten energy suppliers have paid out around £7 million in compensation and refunds after an error led to some customers being overcharged, the UK’s energy...

Ireland’s manufacturing sector saw a sharp rise in production in the first quarter of 2025, fuelled by strong gains in the multinational-dominated Modern sector, figures...

The governor of the Bank of England has said he hopes the UK can ‘rebuild’ trade relationships with the EU after striking a trade deal...

A ‘historic’ UK-US trade deal will save thousands of jobs in the car and steel industries which have been threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs, Keir...

The conclusion of a US-UK trade agreement is a ‘fantastic, historic day’, Keir Starmer has said as he and Donald Trump formally announced the deal.

Speaking...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday welcomed the prospect of a UK trade agreement with the US, which he believes would help ‘reduce...

The Bank of England on Thursday lowered interest rates, as expected, although the vote make-up was more hawkish than predicted.

The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called a forthcoming agreement with Britain ‘full and comprehensive’, after US media reported that the two countries were expected...