Economic news and events

Central banks around the world should keep battling inflation by hiking interest rates despite ongoing concerns about financial stability, the head of the International Monetary...

Growth in the UK construction sector slowed faster than expected last month, according to survey data, led by falling housing activity.

The S&P Global/CIPS UK...

Growth in UK house prices slowed in March, according to data from Halifax on Thursday.

According to the mortgage lender, average house prices edged up 0.8%...

March delivered a ‘sharp shock’ to UK retailers as consumers reined themselves in to cover essential shopping in the face of spiralling cost-of-living pressures.

Footfall across...

Ireland’s unemployment rate was unchanged in March from the previous month, official data showed on Wednesday.

The Central Statistics Office said the seasonally adjusted unemployment was...

The UK’s new car market has grown for eight consecutive months, figures show.

Registrations in March were up by more than 17% compared with the same...

Growth in Ireland’s service economy softened in March, according to data from S&P Global on Wednesday.

The latest AIB services purchasing managers’ index fell to 55.7...

House vendors accepting price discounts are selling properties with reductions of 4% or £14,000 on average, according to a property website.

Zoopla said that, despite demand...

The UK manufacturing sector fell further into contraction territory in March, according to survey data on Monday.

The S&P Global/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell...

Ireland’s purchasing manager’s index fell in March amid reports of weak demand and and lower manufacturing activity globally, Ireland’s Allied Irish Banks reported on Monday....