Economic news and events

The governor of the Bank of England on Friday pleaded with UK companies to remember that inflation will drop sharply later this year when they...

UK retail sales continued to increase in February, pushing them back above pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

Retail sales...

UK consumer confidence climbed slightly in March despite the cost-of-living crisis remaining a ‘stark reality’ for most, according to a survey.

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index...

The value of UK households’ spending on subscription services, home improvements and dating fell annually in February, according to analysis by Britain’s biggest building society...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has warned the Democratic Unionist Party that there can be ‘no renegotiating’ of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit...

The Bank of England on Thursday raised UK interest rates by 25 basis points, as widely expected, and indicated that further tightening in monetary policy...

The UK’s National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers has suspended strikes due to be held on March 30 and April 1, the union...

The UK’s electric vehicle charging network will be boosted by the largest roll-out of on-street charging by a local authority.

Surrey County Council and charge point...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has published his long-awaited tax documents, showing that he paid more than £1 million in UK tax over the previous...

The Bank of England has insisted that the UK’s banking system is robust, but admitted that any ‘lasting impact’ on bank funding costs could dent...