Economic news and events

The UK manufacturing downturn continued in February, as weak demand and the Red Sea shipping crisis disrupt production, new survey data on Friday showed.

The seasonally...

Ireland’s manufacturing sector swung back to growth in February, survey results suggested on Friday.

The AIB manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.2 points in...

UK house prices edged higher in February, according to figures from Nationwide on Friday.

The Nationwide house price index showed a 0.7% increase in seasonally...

The UK’s financial services watchdog on Thursday said it will not conduct a probe on the wholesale data market, citing ‘potential unintended consequences’.

The Financial...

The Bank of England has appointed top global economist Clare Lombardelli as its deputy governor for monetary policy.

Lombardelli is currently the chief economist for the...

Consumer price inflation cooled in Ireland this month, according to preliminary figures on Thursday.

The Central Statistics Office’s flash estimate for harmonised consumer prices was an...

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...

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...

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...

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...