Economic news and events

The downturn in the UK manufacturing sector sharpened in August, survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday, as the sector contracted for the eleventh...

UK annual house price growth softened in August as affordability concerns continue to weigh on buyers, data from Nationwide showed on Monday.

The Nationwide house price...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in talks to raise the value added tax threshold for businesses in a bid to boost growth, The Telegraph reported...

Ireland’s retail sales growth accelerated in July, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Retail sales rose by 0.8% in July from June,...

House sales in the UK lifted higher last month as activity continued its recovery following the end of the stamp duty holiday.

Official figures from HM...

Banking stocks in London were hit on Friday by reports that UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves could target the sector to help shore up public finances.

UK...

Parliament will continue sit for a single session until spring of next year, ministers in the UK have announced.

The session, which began in July last...

Troubled Thames Water Utilities Ltd has agreed to pay £24.5 million of its record £122.7 million in fines by the end of September under a...

The energy price cap will rise by 2% from October 1 for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, Ofgem has said.

The increase will...

The UK government said it wants to get a permanent deal with the EU on food and drink agreed in the next 18 months, as...