Economic news and events

UK grocery price inflation dropped to an eight-month low of 9.7% in the four weeks to October 29, according to survey data from Kantar on...

UK retail sales growth fell short of recent standards in October, numbers from the British Retail Consortium showed Tuesday.

According to the latest BRC-KPMG tracker,...

UK house prices increased in October, ending a streak of six successive monthly falls, according to mortgage lender Halifax on Tuesday.

The average house price...

Charles III gives the first King’s Speech in more than 70 years Tuesday, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government’s legislative...

The top economist at the Bank of England has said interest rates will probably be higher in the long run than they were in the...

The UK government revealed plans to mandate oil and gas licensing in the North Sea in a bid to reduce dependency on ‘hostile foreign regimes’,...

The UK construction sector continued to decline in October, numbers on Monday showed, amid another tricky month for housebuilding.

The latest S&P Global/Chartered Institute of...

The decline in the UK private sector persisted at the start of the fourth quarter, though at a lesser pace, numbers on Friday showed.

The...

Overall private sector growth in Ireland slowed in October, while output and new orders declined for the first time in 2023, survey results from S&P...

The decline in UK retail footfall worsened last month, numbers on Friday showed, with poor weather meaning fewer visits to the high street.

According to the...