Economic news and events

UK shopper footfall failed to meet expectations in March despite Easter and the school holidays falling earlier than usual

Britain leading an international push to ensure the future security of the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane shows a change in

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed the ‘need for a practical plan’ to get

Just 10 vessels have passed through Strait of Hormuz since the Middle East war ceasefire took effect, according to maritime

Israel and Lebanon will hold talks next week in Washington after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered direct talks, a

US wholesale inventories increased unexpectedly in February, while January’s monthly sales growth rate was revised upwards

The UK and allies tracked a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines loitering over undersea cables in the North

Ireland’s consumer prices climbed at their fastest annual rate since January 2024, the Central Statistics Office reported on

Some average mortgage rates in the UK edged down on Thursday, but it is ‘too soon’ to say whether it marks a turning point

The UK government has approved a solar energy project set to be the largest in the UK in terms of power generation.

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Keir Starmer has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the second leg of his trip to Gulf countries amid signs the US-Iran

Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will say in a

The UK government has announced plans to speed up planning approvals for the Sizewell C nuclear project and a major

Keir Starmer has arrived in Saudi Arabia as he visits Gulf allies to push for a long-term resolution to the Iran conflict.

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The UK’s average price of diesel has surpassed 190 pence a litre, having surged by more than a third since the start of the

The UK construction sector remained in negative territory last month, on a drop in housing activity, though the pace of

The UK housing market has seen a ‘recent slowdown’ amid the conflict in the Middle East, the latest tracker from mortgage

Keir Starmer has welcomed the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran overnight and said it was an opportunity to secure a

Pakistan’s prime minister, who is playing a key mediating role in the Middle East conflict, on Wednesday urged US President

Britain will host a meeting of allied military officers to discuss plans for securing the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump’s

Breedon Group PLC on Tuesday called on the UK government to provide further clarification on a planned carbon border

The UK service sector saw its weakest expansion in almost a year in March, as ‘rising global economic uncertainty’ hit new

Donald Trump has mocked Prime Minister Keir Starmer as weak and had a fresh dig at the UK’s navy as Britain led diplomatic

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned ‘Iranian recklessness’ for ‘hitting global economic security’ in talks with

UK firms have said they expect to increase prices more quickly as they come under pressure from surging energy prices linked