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US tariffs are ‘here to stay’ and could lead to shockwaves across the economy for ‘many years’, a Bank of England policymaker

‘Nothing is off the table’ in the UK’s response to US President Donald Trump’s threats that he will impose 15% global tariffs

Former Amazon.com Inc executive Doug Gurr is set to be the next permanent chair of the UK’s competition regulator.

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Fitch Ratings on Friday maintained its stable outlook and AA minus rating for the UK amid ‘modest’ gross domestic product

The annual decline in producer prices in Ireland decelerated in January as prices returned to monthly growth, data published

The number of job vacancies in the UK has fallen to a five-year low, approaching levels not seen since the pandemic, research

High-level talks are ongoing after Donald Trump’s announcement of 15% global tariffs and the government wants ‘the best

US core personal consumption expenditures grew at a faster rate than expected in December, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis

UK borrowing is expected to fall faster in the current fiscal year than anticipated, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said

Paris-based energy group EDF on Friday raised the budget for the long-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant in Britain

Growth in both services and manufacturing sector activity in the UK was stronger than expected in February, which was however

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio for talks in Washington after Britain’s Chagos

EDF has revealed that a fall in prices and a prolonged outage at one of its nuclear power stations dragged on UK profits last

The UK public sector reported a record surplus for January, while automotive fuel helped push retail sales higher for the

Donald Trump has withdrawn his backing for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal because he has not received

Ireland’s annual harmonised consumer price index inflation rate decelerated more than expected in January, data published by

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service, praising her

Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a day after the US said it approved of

The average UK house price increased by 2.4% annually in December last year, slowing from 2.8% growth in the year to November

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated his backing for the US-led peace plan for Gaza in a phone call with Donald

UK consumer and producer output price inflation slowed on an annual basis, the Office for National Statistics reported on

Ireland’s trade surplus grew sharply in December as imports fell harder than exports, data published by the Central

UK unemployment came in higher than expected for the latest quarter, the Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday.

The government has abandoned plans to postpone elections across 30 councils this May after receiving advice from lawyers

Britain must ‘go faster’ on defence spending, Keir Starmer has said ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale