Economic news and events

The UK economy saw a milder-than-expected contraction in May, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday, while industrial production declined and...

UK house hunter inquiries, sales and property prices slipped back further in June as mortgage rates increased, according to surveyors.

But the upward pressure on rental...

EU ambassadors have agreed on a common position for the bloc’s 2024 draft budget that would see €187 billion in commitments, according to statement issued by...

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared to discourage workers from asking for pay rises far above the target rate for inflation as he stressed the Government’s...

Electric car drivers in the UK will only need one app to pay for public chargepoints operated by different companies, under legislation laid in UK...

The Bank of England on Wednesday said the major UK banks were ‘resilient to a severe stress scenario’, in its latest cyclical stress test results,...

Environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the UK government has confirmed.

The current limit of £250,000 is to be...

Average two-year fixed mortgage rates jumped to a 15-year high on Tuesday, as Jeremy Hunt appeared not to rule out more help for householders facing...

Budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC has resigned from the UK Aviation Council and branded it as a ‘talking shop’ which does not deliver benefits or...

The UK average two-year fixed-rate homeowner mortgage rate has surpassed the levels seen in the aftermath of last autumn’s mini-budget, reaching its highest level in...