Economic news and events

The Irish government will outline its annual budget on Tuesday, amid scrutiny of its tax and expenditure priorities.

It has

The average UK house price unexpectedly edged lower on a monthly basis, Halifax data showed on Tuesday.

For September, the

UK new car registrations climbed sharply in September, boosted by record sales of electric vehicles and solid fleet demand

The decline in UK construction output slowed in September but business confidence remained weak amid caution ahead of

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will reportedly resume some manufacturing production on Monday as it continues to

Manufacturers in the UK are more committed than ever to investment in green technologies, new research suggests.

Most firms

Growth in the UK service sector eased to a five-month low in September, as increases in output and new orders slowed, survey

Ireland’s private sector expansion picked up pace in September, with the services sector supported by new business and

Consumer confidence in the UK economy fell during the last quarter to its lowest point so far this year, according to a

Some of the UK’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two were found

The UK Treasury plans to give a stamp duty holiday to investors in new stock market listings in London in an attempt to

Britain’s Labour government plans to permanently ban fracking, a highly controversial method of extracting fossil fuels, due

Ed Miliband has vowed to permanently ban fracking, warning that the drilling was ‘dangerous and deeply harmful to our natural

Ireland’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on

The downturn in UK manufacturing worsened in September as output, orders and employment all fell at sharper rates, survey

UK house price growth rebounded in September, a tracker from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Wednesday.

Property values

The pace of expansion in Ireland’s manufacturing sector picked up in September, and hiring activity remained strong as firms

The UK is becoming a more ‘unattractive’ place to hire people permanently as wage pressures and tax hikes push firms towards

Business confidence slumped to its lowest level on record last month amid concerns over soaring costs, according to a new

More than 80% of the cost of the new packaging tax is likely to be passed on consumers, industry leaders have warned.

The new

Keir Starmer will seek to unite a fractious party and a divided country behind him in a battle for the ‘soul’ of the UK.

The

The number of house sales in August was 2% higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue & Customs

UK gross domestic product grew as expected during the second quarter of 2025, according to data from the Office for National

UK shop price inflation accelerated in September, driven by non-food prices, data published by NielsenIQ and the British

Rachel Reeves has said she is facing ‘harsh global headwinds’ as she hinted at further tax rises to come in the Budget.

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