Economic news and events

Keir Starmer has hinted the two-child benefit cap could be lifted, saying the government would be taking ‘a number of

Britain’s biggest supermarkets gained ground in the latest 12-week period as grocery price inflation eased and festive

The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to September, its highest since early 2021, as the job market

Rachel Reeves has all but admitted Labour’s manifesto pledge not to hike income tax will be ditched in her Budget.

The

Industrial production in Ireland fell in the third quarter when compared to the second quarter, data published by the Central

Labour MPs are plotting to oust Keir Starmer, reports suggest, even as the prime minister has welcomed rebellious

Splits have emerged at the top of Labour over breaking its manifesto promises on tax hikes, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The average UK house price grew faster than expected in October, Halifax data showed on Friday.

For October, the average price

The Bank of England on Thursday left interest rates unchanged in a knife-edge vote with the decision of Governor Andrew

UK construction activity fell at the fastest pace for over five years in October, in the longest period of continuous decline

Nvidia Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang meets with UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall on Wednesday, Sky News

Ireland’s unemployment rate eased slightly in October, though it remained higher than a year earlier, according to data from

The UK service sector expanded last month, helped by a solid rise in new work, a survey showed on Wednesday.

S&P Global UK

The UK new car market was stable in October, boosted by electric cars, data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers &

The UK chancellor must plug a £50 billion black hole in the nation’s public finances, with at least a 2p hike to the basic

Rachel Reeves has warned millions of Britons they could face higher taxes because ‘we will all have to contribute’ to

Rachel Reeves put the country on notice that tax rises are coming in her Budget, saying ‘each of us must do our bit’.

The UK

More than 55,000 UK companies are in serious financial distress and in danger of collapse without improvement over the coming

Rachel Reeves will make ‘tough but fair’ decisions at the upcoming Budget, Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs amid mounting

EY Item Club has lifted its forecast for UK economic growth in 2025 to 1.5%, supported by more than £1 trillion in public

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.

Property

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