Economic news and events

A state-backed ‘digital pound’ could be launched later this decade as the Bank of England and Treasury set out a road map to potentially introduce...

UK retail sales growth slowed last month, figures on Tuesday showed, with consumers reining in spending amid rampant inflation.

According to the latest British Retail...

The UK’s new car market has grown for six consecutive months, new figures showed on Monday.

Some 131,994 new cars were registered last month, up 15%...

Interest rates in the UK will likely need to rise further despite early signs of a ‘turning point’ in the battle against sky-high inflation, according...

The UK government on Wednesday set out plans to monitor activity in the cryptocurrency market, as the treasury promised to ‘robustly regulate cryptoasset activities’ in...

The EU is having ‘very constructive talks’ with Britain on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, but no deal has yet been reached, European Commission chief...

The UK manufacturing sector continued to contract in January as recession fears mount,survey results on Wednesday showed.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global-CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’...

The Irish factory sector stabilised at the start of the year, edging into slight expansion as order book volumes stabilised, according to survey results on...

UK house prices fell on a monthly basis for the fifth month in a row, according to figures from Nationwide on Wednesday.

In January, house...

The UK and EU have reached an agreement on customs that could signal a step towards a breakthrough in the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern...