Economic news and events

UK house prices suffer first monthly fall since September - Halifax

Annual growth in UK house prices slowed last month, and they went back into decline on a monthly basis, numbers from mortgage lender Halifax showed...

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 08:19

Surge in UK homes coming on the market recorded in run-up to Easter

A pre-Easter bank holiday surge in properties coming on the market has been recorded by a website.

Rightmove said the Thursday immediately before the Easter bank...

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 05:53

Ireland unemployment rate rises to 4.3% in March from 4.2% in February

Ireland’s jobless rate edged slightly higher in March, numbers from the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

According to the CSO, the jobless rate picked up...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:14

TOP NEWS: UK service sector growth eases to four-month low

The UK services sector remained in expansion territory last month, though survey numbers on Thursday showed the pace of growth abated.

The S&P Global services...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 09:45

Ireland service sector notches fastest growth since July

Irish service sector growth continued to accelerate in March, according to numbers from an S&P Global survey on Thursday.

The AIB services PMI rose to...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 06:56

UK plan to scrap non-dom status means £430 million loophole - Labour

The UK government’s plans to abolish the special non-dom tax status leave open a loophole worth more than £400 million, the opposition Labour party has...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 06:50

London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges job creation if re-elected

Sadiq Khan has pledged to create more than 150,000 high-quality jobs by 2028 if he is re-elected as London mayor.

The Labour mayor will set out...

Wed, 03/04/2024 - 06:59

UK foreign secretary to urge Nato allies to ‘spend more on defence’

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron wants to encourage Nato allies to ‘step up and spend more on defence’ in the face of Russian aggression.

As the...

Wed, 03/04/2024 - 06:58

Irish annual consumer price inflation cools in March - CSO

Ireland’s rate of consumer price inflation abated last month, according to a flash estimate from the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday.

The annual harmonised rate of...

Tue, 02/04/2024 - 11:23

UK and US sign agreement to partner on safety testing AI models

The UK has signed an agreement with the US that will see the two countries’ AI Safety Institutes work together to test emerging AI models.

The...

Tue, 02/04/2024 - 11:10

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