Economic news and events

The National Health Service may need to pay more for medicines under plans to stave off tariffs threatened by US President

The Office for National Statistics on Wednesday revised down UK government borrowing figures for the current fiscal year by

The UK government is ‘in discussions’ with the EU over a steel tariff hike, the prime minister has said, as UK industry

Keir Starmer has urged business leaders to seize the opportunity of the UK’s trade deal with India, after brushing aside

The Irish government has pledged to ‘secure jobs and stability at a time of global challenge’ as it announced its annual

The governor of the Bank of England has said the UK needs a ‘supportive’ investment environment if it is to realise the

The Irish government will outline its annual budget on Tuesday, amid scrutiny of its tax and expenditure priorities.

It has

The average UK house price unexpectedly edged lower on a monthly basis, Halifax data showed on Tuesday.

For September, the

UK new car registrations climbed sharply in September, boosted by record sales of electric vehicles and solid fleet demand

The decline in UK construction output slowed in September but business confidence remained weak amid caution ahead of

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will reportedly resume some manufacturing production on Monday as it continues to

Manufacturers in the UK are more committed than ever to investment in green technologies, new research suggests.

Most firms

Growth in the UK service sector eased to a five-month low in September, as increases in output and new orders slowed, survey

Ireland’s private sector expansion picked up pace in September, with the services sector supported by new business and

Consumer confidence in the UK economy fell during the last quarter to its lowest point so far this year, according to a

Some of the UK’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two were found

The UK Treasury plans to give a stamp duty holiday to investors in new stock market listings in London in an attempt to

Britain’s Labour government plans to permanently ban fracking, a highly controversial method of extracting fossil fuels, due

Ed Miliband has vowed to permanently ban fracking, warning that the drilling was ‘dangerous and deeply harmful to our natural

Ireland’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on

The downturn in UK manufacturing worsened in September as output, orders and employment all fell at sharper rates, survey

UK house price growth rebounded in September, a tracker from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Wednesday.

Property values

The pace of expansion in Ireland’s manufacturing sector picked up in September, and hiring activity remained strong as firms

The UK is becoming a more ‘unattractive’ place to hire people permanently as wage pressures and tax hikes push firms towards

Business confidence slumped to its lowest level on record last month amid concerns over soaring costs, according to a new