Economic news and events

Irish factory gate prices fell in November from the previous month, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Ireland’s wholesale price index...

UK gross domestic product shrank by more than initially expected in the third quarter, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics...

House prices are around £17,500 higher on average than at the start of 2022, according to a property website.

Zoopla said property values have increased...

Sales of existing homes in the US slid for a 10th consecutive month in November, extending a record streak with mortgage rates high and inventory...

UK retailers reported an unexpected rebound in sales over the year to December but positivity could be ‘short-lived’ amid continued pressure on budgets, according to...

UK public sector borrowing ballooned in November, according to Office for National Statistics, due to the government’s energy support schemes and high inflation.

Public sector...

An estimated 1.9 million UK households have missed payments in the run-up to Christmas, according to Which?

Which? combined the findings from a survey of...

Strikes by Royal Mail workers will go ahead in the days before Christmas after their union said the company had turned down an offer of...

A wave of early retirement following the pandemic is the ‘biggest cause of labour shortages’ across the UK, according to the House of Lords Economic...

A freeze on alcohol duty has been extended for a further six months amid accusations of a UK government ‘U-turn’.

Treasury minister James Cartlidge told...