Economic news and events

The UK chancellor on Wednesday laid out a raft of tax raising measures as she seeks to increase her fiscal buffer and calm

The Office for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday released details, apparently in error, of its economic forecasts and tax

The UK’s economy will grow more slowly than predicted over the next four years, according to a forecast that was published

Tanaiste Simon Harris has said the Irish economy is ‘in a position of relative strength’ after a watchdog said the government

Rachel Reeves acknowledged people are ‘angry at unfairness’ in the British economy ahead of unveiling her second budget on

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has urged Labour MPs to back her forthcoming budget, as the final day before the major government

(Allince News) - The UK government on Saturday published a policy paper outlining a critical minerals strategy which aims to

Moody’s late Friday affirmed the UK’s Aa3 credit rating and ’stable’ outlook ahead of next week’s budget, noting ‘balanced

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to ‘grip the cost of living’ in her budget next week.

In an example of one move aiming

Irish producer prices remained lower than a year earlier in October, despite a modest monthly rise, according to figures from

Britain cannot continue to ‘muddle through’ and must take ‘a different path’ on the economy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer

The UK private sector lost impetus in November, according to a preliminary purchasing managers’ index reading from S&P Global

UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, numbers on Friday showed, ahead of next week’s government

Keir Starmer has refused to rule out freezing income tax thresholds at the budget next week.

The UK’s prime minister declined

Ireland’s trade surplus widened in September as goods exports jumped by more than a quarter, driven by a sharp rise in

UK consumer price inflation cooled last month, to the tamest level since June, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According to the

A trade union has urged the chancellor not to ‘sacrifice’ oil and gas workers and ease the windfall tax at the budget this

Speculation over the upcoming budget is partly to blame for weaker-than-expected economic growth figures as worries over tax

Speculation the UK chancellor has scrapped plans to raise income tax sparked a sell-off in UK government bonds amid fears

A ban on landlords in the UK evicting their tenants without reason will come into force in just over six months’ time

Consumer price inflation accelerated in Ireland in October, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on

It is a ‘realistic projection’ to deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030, the Irish government has said.

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The number of UK homeowner mortgaged properties being repossessed in the third quarter of this year was 51% higher than the

The UK economy barely expanded in the third quarter of 2025, with September figures showing a monthly contraction in the

Keir Starmer will face MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after a briefing war in which his allies insisted he is ready to