Economic news and events

China’s manufacturing sector saw a decline in November for the fourth consecutive month, new data from S&P Global showed on Thursday, as the country’s strict...

The number of householders in England and Wales who are struggling to pay their water bill has jumped by a third, Ofwat said.

The regulator...

Government policies over the last decade which hampered the roll-out of onshore wind power in Britain might be adding close to a billion pounds to...

Ireland’s budgetary watchdog has said 2023 will be a ‘bad year’ but in the medium term it expects the economy to recover.

Irish Fiscal Advisory...

Ireland’s unemployment edged down in November, figures on Wednesday showed.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the nation’s jobless rate was 4.4% in November, slightly...

UK Ministers are planning to use money from fines handed to water companies – for polluting rivers and seas – to improve the natural environment,...

Food inflation has surged to 12.4% to hit a new record amid predictions of dampened Christmas cheer and an ‘increasingly bleak’ winter.

Overall shop prices...

The Irish government has approved plans to ease restrictions on pay and bonuses for staff at three banks bailed out by the Irish State.

Rules...

The governor of the Bank of England has said that the lack of communication from the Treasury ahead of September’s mini budget made it an...

The number of mortgage approvals being made to home buyers fell to its lowest level in more than two years in October.

Some 58,977 home...