Economic news and events


UK businesses will ‘be at heart’ of tariff response - trade secretary

The trade secretary has said that businesses will ‘continue to be at the heart’ of the UK government’s decisions in response to Donald Trump’s trade...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 13:51


UPDATE: UK PM defends ‘tough decisions’ as local poll results roll in

Keir Starmer has defended taking ‘tough decisions’ after Labour figures hit out at the party’s record in UK government in the wake of its local...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 12:38


UK’s new ‘StormShroud’ drones come into operation on Friday

A cutting-edge new British drone will come into operation on Friday as Keir Starmer vowed that the UK government would ‘stand up to Putin and...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 11:00


Reform beats Labour by six votes to take Runcorn & Helsby

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn & Helsby as Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as...

Fri, 02/05/2025 - 06:35


UK mortgage approvals slip slightly to just above 64,000 in March

UK mortgage approvals were slightly lower than expected in March, according to numbers from the Bank of England on Thursday.

Mortgage approvals totalled 64,300 in...

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 10:01


UK manufacturing sector struggles in April on US tariff worry

The UK manufacturing economy remained in downturn territory at the start of the second-quarter, numbers on Thursday showed, hurt by trade uncertainty and rising cost...

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 09:52


UK Labour Party faces first electoral test since taking power

Voters in England will go to the polls on Thursday as Labour faces its first electoral test since taking power last year.

UK Prime Minister Keir...

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 06:44


Ireland inflation rises to 2.0% in April; joblessness down at 4.1%

Consumer price inflation in Ireland accelerated in April, while unemployment eased, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on Wednesday.

The harmonised consumer price index...

Wed, 30/04/2025 - 11:21


UK house price growth slows in April, market set to ‘remain soft’

The annual rate of UK house price growth slowed in April and the monthly decrease in prices surpassed consensus, according to data from Nationwide on...

Wed, 30/04/2025 - 07:31


UPDATE: EU trade chief meets ministers in UK amid leaks of mooted pact

UK ministers met with the EU’s trade chief in London amid leaks of a mooted UK-EU agreement on ‘free and open trade’ in the face...

Tue, 29/04/2025 - 14:30


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