Economic news and events

Sunak to push for UK ’science superpower’ status under new plan

The UK will be a science and technology ‘superpower’ by the end of the decade, under a new plan announced by Rishi Sunak.

Funding of more...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 05:50

Irish economy grows by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2022

Ireland’s economy grew by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2022, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Friday.

In the third...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 11:30

TOP NEWS: UK private sector grows for first time in six months

The UK’s private sector returned to growth in February for the first time in six months, survey results showed on Friday.

The latest S&P Global/CIPS UK...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 09:56

Strong service sector expansion lifts private sector in Ireland

The strongest growth for Ireland’s service providers in almost a year gave a boost to the country’s entire private sector last month, with input cost...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:56

UK footfall growth slows in February, remains below pre-pandemic

New data on Friday revealed that growth in UK footfall decelerated in February as the cost-of-living crisis continued to bite at consumer demand.

According to data...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 05:07

Ex-UK PM Johnson criticises Sunak’s new deal for Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson has suggested he may not vote for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, criticising it as ‘not about...

Thu, 02/03/2023 - 15:19

Revamped Brexit deal ’keeps reality of Irish Sea border’, warns Dodds

An overhauled Brexit deal for Northern Ireland keeps the border down the Irish Sea and there will still not be free trade within the UK,...

Thu, 02/03/2023 - 05:46

Ireland unemployment rate declines to 4.3% in February

Inflation in Ireland continued to pick up in February, whilst unemployment fell, according to new figures on Wednesday.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the nation’s...

Wed, 01/03/2023 - 12:42

DUP MP critical of Sunak deal, says Stormont brake ‘not really brake’

A key part of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland is coming under criticism within the Democratic Unionist Party as...

Wed, 01/03/2023 - 12:29

BoE’s Bailey says ‘nothing is decided’ on future of UK interest rates

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Wednesday moved to ‘caution against’ speculating over the future path of the UK central bank’s key interest rate,...

Wed, 01/03/2023 - 11:23

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