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TOP NEWS: UK grocery price inflation ebbs at fastest pace since peak

UK grocery price inflation calmed once again, market research from Kantar showed on Tuesday, while supermarket sales got a boost from more summer staples such...

Tue, 18/07/2023 - 09:09


Rishi Sunak to meet bosses at inaugural Business Council gathering

Bosses from AstraZeneca PLC, Alphabet Inc’s Google, Shell PLC and other major companies will gather in Downing Street on Tuesday for the first meeting of...

Tue, 18/07/2023 - 06:04


UK rate surge fuels biggest wealth drop in decades - report

The surge UK interest rates aimed at cooling elevated inflation has slashed the nation’s household wealth made up mostly of home ownership and pensions, a...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 16:42


TOP NEWS: Sunak says inflation not falling as rapidly as he would like

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has acknowledged that inflation is not coming down as quickly as he would like.

He has made halving consumer prices index...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 14:05


UK supermarket execs to meet Grant Shapps over petrol price concerns

UK supermarket executives will meet Energy Secretary Grant Shapps on Monday after he warned he would hold retailers to account if they charge ‘sky high’...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 11:24


Fitch optimistic on Ireland’s prospects amid surging tax proceeds

Ireland will have a ‘favourable budget position’ in years to come, helped by rising corporate tax proceeds and ‘tight’ expenditure control, Fitch Ratings predicted on...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 07:58


UK CFO confidence hit by worries over rising interest rates

Price pressures and rising interest rates have hit the confidence of finance chiefs at UK firms in the second quarter, a survey from Deloitte showed...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 05:47


UK house prices suffer rare July fall on mortgage rates pressure

UK house prices in July fell faster than normal for the time of year, according to data from Rightmove on Monday.

Property prices dropped by 0.2%,...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 05:44


UK signs up for membership of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc

UK Business & Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed off UK membership to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc, bringing British businesses a step closer to being...

Sun, 16/07/2023 - 10:33


Ireland minister warns of headwinds as technical recession confirmed

Ireland’s finance minister has warned of continued headwinds facing the economy as it was confirmed the nation entered a technical recession earlier this year.

Gross domestic...

Fri, 14/07/2023 - 16:35


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