Economic news and events

Rachel Reeves has not been sidelined by Number 10, a senior minister has said after Keir Starmer reshuffled his Downing

Keir Starmer will gather his Cabinet for its first meeting since a major shake-up of his Downing Street operation as he seeks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted a shake-up of his Downing Street operation marks the government moving into its

Consumer prices in Ireland climbed in August amid concerns about US tariffs, according to a flash estimate published by the

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed one of Labour’s rising stars to a new role at the heart of government, in a

UK households and businesses showed mixed borrowing patterns in July, with mortgage demand softening but consumer credit and

The downturn in the UK manufacturing sector sharpened in August, survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday, as the

UK annual house price growth softened in August as affordability concerns continue to weigh on buyers, data from Nationwide

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in talks to raise the value added tax threshold for businesses in a bid to boost growth, The

Ireland’s retail sales growth accelerated in July, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Retail

House sales in the UK lifted higher last month as activity continued its recovery following the end of the stamp duty holiday

Banking stocks in London were hit on Friday by reports that UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves could target the sector to help shore

Parliament will continue sit for a single session until spring of next year, ministers in the UK have announced.

The session

Troubled Thames Water Utilities Ltd has agreed to pay £24.5 million of its record £122.7 million in fines by the end of

The energy price cap will rise by 2% from October 1 for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, Ofgem has said.

Th

The UK government said it wants to get a permanent deal with the EU on food and drink agreed in the next 18 months, as it

The tanaiste is ‘full of compassion’ and ‘empathy’, a Fine Gael minister said as he backed Simon Harris amid calls for his

Sinn Fein has not yet decided whether to field its own presidential candidate or back another, Mary Lou McDonald said.

The

Irish producer prices fell at a slower pace last month, numbers on Friday showed.

According to the nation’s Central

Activity growth in the UK was better than expected in August but an ongoing fall in employment continued to be a weak spot

UK public sector net borrowing fell to around £1 billion in July, the Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday.

Net

House prices in the UK rose solidly in June with broad-based growth led by Scotland and Northern Ireland, a report on

A UK Treasury minister has not ruled out hitting owners of high-value houses with capital gains tax, CGT, when they sell

UK consumer price and retail price inflation were both higher than anticipated on an annual basis, the Office for National

The number of companies going bust across England and Wales remained elevated last month, new data shows, as pressures