Economic news and events

The UK’s energy watchdog has urged suppliers to retain profits to protect consumers rather than dish it out to investors, as the energy crisis begins...

China has accused the UK of giving protection to fugitives after its foreign secretary slammed Hong Kong’s decision to offer bounties for information leading to...

Drax Group PLC’s biomass power plant could lose subsidies if it is found not to be complying with sustainability requirements, a minister has said.

The House...

The downturn in the UK’s manufacturing sector continued in June, according to survey data on Monday, as demand and output continued to fall.

The S&P...

The UK foreign secretary will hail the ‘close and friendly’ co-operation between London and Brussels in a speech to EU parliamentarians.

James Cleverly is expected to...

Ireland’s manufacturing sector saw its sharpest deterioration in over three years in June, as factories continued to cut back production in response to weak orders,...

UK house prices were flat in June from May, but remained down from a year before, according to Nationwide on Friday.

The building society said UK...

The UK economy grew marginally at the beginning of 2023, official numbers released on Friday confirmed.

The Office for National Statistics confirmed UK gross domestic...

UK households will pay less for their gas and electricity from Saturday amid warnings that bills will still be almost double the amount they were...

The Bank of England’s credibility is ‘on the line’ in the face of stubbornly high inflation, Tory former chancellor Norman Lamont has said.

In the recent...