Economic news and events

UK net mortgage approvals rise higher than expected in January

UK mortgage approvals increased on a monthly basis in January, while the effective interest rate on newly drawn mortgages fell, according to numbers from the...

Thu, 29/02/2024 - 09:45

UK house sales jump 15% in a year as mortgage rates ease - Zoopla

UK house sales were 15% higher in recent weeks than the same period a year ago as mortgage rates started to fall, a new survey...

Thu, 29/02/2024 - 05:55

Farmers protest at Welsh parliament against overhaul of subsidies

Thousands of people have descended on the Welsh parliament in protest at a proposed overhaul of farming subsidies they say threaten their industry.

Protesters, who had...

Wed, 28/02/2024 - 13:59

UK councils warn of cuts amid fears over authorities going bust

Councils in the UK have warned that neighbourhood services will have to be cut despite a UK government bailout, with fears that more authorities will...

Wed, 28/02/2024 - 12:38

Irish retail sales volumes growth decelerates in January

Irish retail sales climbed at a slower pace in January than in December, data from the Central Statistics Office showed Wednesday.

The volume of retail sales...

Wed, 28/02/2024 - 11:43

TOP NEWS: UK grocery price inflation decelerates amid Valentine’s Day

Grocery price inflation dropped to two-year low in the UK, as shoppers prioritised savings on Valentine’s Day, new data on Tuesday showed.

Kantar said grocery sales...

Tue, 27/02/2024 - 08:32

UK shop price inflation abates to tamest level since March 2022

UK shop price inflation ebbed to an almost two-year-low in February, numbers on Tuesday showed.

According to the latest British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ shop price index,...

Tue, 27/02/2024 - 05:01

Irish construction volumes fall 0.7% in fourth quarter of 2023

The volume of production in building and construction fell in the fourth quarter of last year in Ireland, according to provisional data from the Central...

Mon, 26/02/2024 - 11:31

UK PM Sunak says plans to reallocate HS2 funding ‘transformational’

The decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 and put the money into local transport schemes will be ‘transformational’, Rishi Sunak claimed as the...

Mon, 26/02/2024 - 10:37

Red Sea shipping disruption hits over 50% of UK exporters - survey

More than half of UK export businesses have been affected by disruption to shipping in critical trade routes along the Red Sea, according to a...

Mon, 26/02/2024 - 05:53

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