Economic news and events

Members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday said continued strength in energy prices could mean an

The Bank of England on Thursday said it stands ‘ready to act’ should soaring energy prices impede progress towards its 2%

The Irish government is working on a ‘specific round of grants for targeted businesses’ amid energy price pressures, Minister

The Irish economy suffered another decline in the first three months of the year, numbers on Wednesday showed.

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Steve Reed has ruled out introducing rent controls after Rachel Reeves appeared to hint at help for tenants to ease the cost

The number of UK businesses in ‘critical financial distress’ has jumped by more than a third amid fresh pressure linked to

UK’’s King Charles III urged the US on Tuesday to stand firm with its Western allies, as strains over Iran and Ukraine risk

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US has ‘no closer friends’ than the British, as he welcomed King Charles III

British lawmakers debated on Tuesday whether to launch a parliamentary probe into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a scandal

UK grocery inflation eased to its lowest level in a year in April, but shoppers are increasingly turning to promotions amid

The UK government has said it is ‘closely monitoring’ UK jet fuel stocks as airlines prepare for a potential shortage.

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Keir Starmer will lead talks on the economic fallout of the Iran crisis amid renewed calls from dozens of nations to reopen

UK’s King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House Monday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by

King Charles III arrives in Washington on Monday for a high-stakes state visit aimed at salvaging Britain’s frayed ties with

Keir Starmer said Britons should not panic over the economic impact of the Iran war but acknowledged that people might have

The UK government will announce a package of reforms to regulation of the City of London in the King’s Speech next month, the

Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday, as he warned the impact of the Iran war could

German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and her UK counterpart Peter Kyle are to address the German-British Economic Forum

The UK prime minister is facing another bruising week as the fallout over the vetting for Peter Mandelson’s appointment as

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he was ‘shocked’ by a shooting at a Washington media gala and that it was ‘a huge

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to talk to the UK monarch about ‘everything’ during King Charles III’s royal

Budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC said Friday that it would reduce flights to and from Berlin starting in October and

UK firms have warned they think food inflation could jump as high as 7% this year as they increased their inflation outlook

UK retail sales volumes rose in March and were higher in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed on Friday.

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German officials were scrambling to respond on Thursday to an announcement by Moscow that it would stop allowing the transit