Economic news and events

Average mortgage rates in the UK have dipped back below 5% in November, after rising above that point last month, according

UK manufacturing output expanded for the first time in a year in October, survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday

Annual UK house price growth edged higher in October, a tracker from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Friday.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Rachel Reeves she faces no further action over her ‘inadvertent’ failure to obtain a

Ireland’s annual harmonised consumer price index inflation rate is estimated to have remained unchanged in October

Climate science and AI safety are among the sectors receiving funding as part of a £55 billion boost for research &

An investigation into UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ admission that she fell foul of local housing rules when renting out her

Mortgage borrowing in the UK rose to its highest level in six months in September, Bank of England data showed on Wednesday

Britain does not have to ‘accept’ grim economic forecasts, Rachel Reeves has insisted despite reports she faces a barrage of

Ireland’s economy shrank in the third quarter, preliminary data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Tuesday.

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Manufacturers believe the UK government’s industrial strategy will bring immediate benefits including accelerating investment

Tax and spending changes are being considered ahead of next month’s Budget, Rachel Reeves has said.

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Advertised job vacancies in the UK fell last month as employers continued to cut back on recruitment and wait for next month

Rachel Reeves is leading a UK delegation to Saudi Arabia as she searches for economic growth with less than a month to go

Average UK rents continued to rise as home listings slowed in the third quarter of 2025, analysis from property portal

Sales of new-build homes in the UK fell to the lowest level since the global financial crisis, The Times reported Saturday.

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Bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are urging the chancellor to exempt shops from a new business rates surtax, warning

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland’s 10th president.

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Catherine Connolly is ‘absolutely delighted’ with early tallies indicating she is the clear frontrunner to become Ireland’s

Lucy Powell has won the UK Labour’s deputy leadership election after a campaign based on a call for the party to change

Rachel Reeves has declined to rule out raising income tax at next month’s Budget, according to reports.

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A powerful committee of MPs has urged the government not to cut the cash Isa limit in the hope of persuading more people to

UK business activity growth sped up in October, as manufacturing improved for the first time in a year, according to flash

Retail sales in Great Britain rose again in September, supported by stronger clothing and online demand, extending a four

Projections from this summer showed the UK’s Ministry of Defence was set to spend £2.6 billion more this year than agreed

Consumer confidence increased marginally in October as shoppers look to the Black Friday sales event, despite nervousness

UK consumers expect to spend more and save less in October as the Christmas season is drawing closer, data published by the

Heathrow airport’s expansion has moved a step closer after the UK government launched a review into how it will consider

Producer prices in Ireland fell in September after seeing no change in August, but declined at a slower pace on-year

Average UK monthly private rents growth slowed in September, data published by the Office for National Statistics showed

UK inflation remained steady in September, with consumer prices rising at the same annual rate as in August, figures from the

The Bank of England must take the collapse of two US firms ‘very seriously’ amid concerns over the private finance sector

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and ‘arbitrary rules’ for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost

UK government borrowing rose in September to its highest level for that month in five years, as higher debt interest payments

UK household sentiment worsened a bit in October but was still the second-highest since July 2024, data published by S&P

The UK autumn asking price in the bounce among home sellers was lower in October than usual, according to a property website

UK job adverts for postal workers, messengers and couriers, head teachers and principals have increased in recent months, but

Brexit will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic growth ‘for the foreseeable future,’ Bank of England Governor Andrew

Rachel Reeves has said she cannot leave welfare ‘untouched’ because it would mean putting up people’s taxes, ahead of her

The number of people going financially insolvent across England and Wales in September was 7% higher than a year earlier

Emergency bailouts of councils on the brink of financial failure have become normalised in a broken system of funding, UK

The leading trade association for the UK’s offshore energy industry has said the situation in the industry has ‘deteriorated

Household energy debt in the UK has hit an eight-year high before winter, figures show.

Households are starting the winter

The UK chancellor will take aim at those who attempt to halt major infrastructure projects in the courts, in the government’s

The UK’s trade deficit stretched slightly in August, according to numbers on Thursday, as exports declined at a slightly

The UK economy achieved minor growth in August, numbers on Wednesday showed, aided by a rise in production.

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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to be ‘bold’ when she delivers her budget or face ‘groundhog day’ with more cuts or tax

Electricity prices are on track to jump by a fifth over the next four or five years, according to the UK’s biggest energy

Senior bankers will be able to cash in bonuses quicker this year due to new rules that regulators say will make the UK a more

Ireland’s trade surplus fell a notch in August amid a significantly lower surplus with the US, data published by the Central