Economic news and events

UK grocery price inflation eased for the second month in a row, but remained at its third-highest rate since 2008, numbers from Kantar showed on...

Sinn Fein has emerged as the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Friday urged the ruling Conservative party ‘not to talk ourselves down’ as he warned that creating an ‘inaccurate narrative’ about...

Significant differences remain between congressional Republicans and Democratic President Joe Biden’s team in negotiations to avert a catastrophic US debt default, the White House said...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said US interest rates may not need to go as high as expected, as stricter lending conditions may...

The Bank of England is preparing to reject a bid by digital bank Revolut for a UK banking licence, citing balance sheet issues, The Daily...

The British government on Friday unveiled a new £1 billion semiconductor strategy to invest in infrastructure, research and security as the UK tries to diversify...

The UK government is set to miss its target for the installation of high-powered electric vehicle (EV) chargers at motorway services in England, according to...

UK consumer confidence in the year ahead is continuing to recover despite persistent cost-of-living pressures, a long-running survey suggests.

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index rose by three...

Labour will tear up planning red tape and allow some development on the green belt in order to increase the supply of homes in the...