Economic news and events

Mike Lynch, once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, has been cleared of charges alleging he orchestrated a fraud and conspiracy leading up to an...

Ireland’s economy expanded in the first quarter of 2024 by less than previously thought, and its trade surplus narrowed, data from the Central Statistics Office...

The UK’s construction activity rose at its fastest pace in two years in May, survey results from S&P Global showed Thursday.

The headline S&P Global UK...

The pace of improvement of the UK private services economy slowed in May, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P Global data showed on Wednesday.

The...

Sales of pure battery electric new cars outperformed the market last month, new figures show.

Some 26,031 of the vehicles were registered in May, up 6.2%...

Ireland’s manufacturing sector declined at a slower pace in May as employment returned to growth, data from S&P Global showed Tuesday.

The seasonally adjusted AIB Ireland...

UK retail sales grew slightly overall in May, but this was entirely due to food sales as non-food sales remained in decline, figures from an...

The UK manufacturing sector returned to growth in May, according to purchasing managers’ index survey results on Monday.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK manufacturing purchasing...

The UK government has sold £1.24 billion in NatWest shares back to the company, the Treasury and the bank said in separate statements on Friday...

UK house prices were higher on-month May, according to figures from Nationwide on Friday.

The Nationwide house price index showed a 0.4% increase in seasonally adjusted...