Economic news and events

Retail footfall across the UK remains well down on last year as bank holidays and improving weather failed to lure customers away from online shopping,...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted he was not attempting to undermine the independence of the Bank of England when he suggested a new...

Irish consumer price inflation quickened both monthly and annually in May, according to a flash estimate released by the Central Statistics Office on Thursday.

The EU...

UK ar production has fallen for a second consecutive month as manufacturers continue to prepare for new models, figures show.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and...

Britain’s supply of homes for sale is at its highest point in eight years, according to research, in a trend which experts say will limit...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out an electoral pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ahead of the general election.

It came after Farage revealed...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Keir Starmer will go head to head in the first televised leaders’ debate of the general election...

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner faces no further action after UK police and council investigations into her living arrangements.

The Ashton-under-Lyne MP had faced claims she...

All three of the main UK party leaders have spent Tuesday visiting seats that could be crucial in deciding the outcome of the general election.

Prime...

Retail sales in Ireland fell both monthly and annually in April, the Central Statistics Office reported Tuesday.

Retail sales declined by 1.2% in April from March,...