Economic news and events

Fitch on Wednesday lowered the outlook for its credit rating for British government debt from stable to negative after new Prime Minister Liz Truss announced...

Liz Truss said she would make the ‘difficult but necessary’ choices to get economic growth, but was heckled by environmental campaigners during her first conference...

Ireland's unemployment rate was steady in September, figures on Wednesday showed.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the nation's jobless rate was unchanged from August's...

The Central Bank of Ireland has warned that inflation has become more widespread and 180,000 families are most at risk of further increases in prices....

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss's first conference speech as Tory leader was interrupted by heckling as she battled to unite her party.

She promised to...

The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.

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COMPANIES

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Tesco reported steady growth in interim trading, but profit was stung by...

The UK's private sector suffered its fastest decline in output since the start of 2021 in September, data from S&P Global showed on Wednesday....

Growth in the Irish service sector weakened further as outlook dimmed, data from S&P Global said on Wednesday.

The services business activity index fell...

Liz Truss will say the ‘disruption’ from her plans to revive the country's economy will be worth it as she battles to save her premiership...

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday the Bank of England correctly moved swiftly in reaction to Britain's budget proposal late last month – a plan...