Economic news and events

Rachel Reeves will reaffirm her commitment to ‘end’ the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas as she meets energy bosses.

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Interest rates in the UK could be pushed back up above 4% if war in the Middle East prompts a persistent spike in oil and gas

Ireland’s unemployment rate was unchanged in February, though joblessness increased compared to a year earlier, data showed

The historically high tax burden in the UK could be stifling growth, a senior member of the budget watchdog has warned.

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The final UK composite purchasing managers index reading was slightly lower than anticipated in February but remained in

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was upset with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has not joined the US

Downing Street said the US is still a ‘staunch’ ally after Donald Trump launched another broadside against UK Prime Minister

The Office for Budget Responsibility on Tuesday warned the conflict in the Middle East could have very significant impacts on

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday said she has no doubts in Britain’s ability to navigate the challenges the country

The UK is considering sending a warship to the Middle East, while France reportedly plans to move air defence systems to

France plans to send air defence systems to Cyprus after a British base on the island came under attack, according to a

The UK will take decisions based on ‘legality and British interests’, a minister has insisted after Donald Trump launched

US President Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was ‘not like it used to be’, in

UK take-home grocery sales rose in February as shoppers continued to spend more at the tills and increasingly turned to

The UK government has the ‘right economic plan for the country’, Rachel Reeves will insist at the spring statement.

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Keir Starmer defended his decision not to allow UK bases to be used by the US in the initial strikes against Iran in the face

Donald Trump said he was ‘very disappointed’ in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially refusing to allow the use of the

Ireland’s annual inflation rate eased slightly in February, according to a flash estimate from the Central Statistics Office

UK mortgage approvals unexpectedly declined in January, data from the Bank of England showed on Monday.

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UK manufacturing growth was worse than expected in February, survey results published on Monday showed; however there were

Officials are understood to be working on plans for the potential evacuation of more than 100,000 Britons from the Middle

UK house prices rose more than expected on-year in February, Nationwide reported on Monday.

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Britain should avoid being dragged into a war in the Middle East, a senior Labour MP has said after the US and Israel

The UK Foreign Office has ‘temporarily’ withdrawn its staff from Iran amid the threat of US strikes against the country.

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Retail sales in Ireland rose both annually and monthly in January, provisional data published by the Central Statistics