Economic news and events

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...

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...

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...

The UK is set to sign a new arrangement with the EU’s border agency as part of its efforts to stop small boats crossing the...

The average UK household energy bill is to fall to its lowest point in two years from April after Ofgem lowered its price cap in...

Business activity in the US private sector expanded in February, albeit at a softer pace than the previous month, preliminary data suggested on Thursday.

The S&P...

Ireland’s producer price inflation picked up slightly in January, numbers from the nation’s Central Statistics Office showed.

According to the CSO, producer prices increased 2.2%...

The UK’s private sector expanded for the fourth consecutive month and at the fastest pace since May last year, preliminary data suggested on Thursday.

The S&P...

The speaker of the House of Commons is under pressure over his handling of a debate on Gaza, which resulted in MPs passing Labour’s amendment...

Ireland’s national debt has fallen slightly to €42,000 per person, in what is one of the highest gross public debt levels in the world.

The figures...