Economic news and events

UK house buyers benefited from the highest number of sellers at the start of a year since 2015, as prices rose at their fastest early-year...

The Bank of England said Friday it will delay implementing rules designed to prevent a 2008-style financial crisis as it awaits clarity on how they...

UK retail sales declined on-month in December and significantly missed the consensus estimates, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

UK retail sales...

Global growth should remain stable this year and next, but at recent historic lows, the World Bank said Thursday, expressing particular concern about growth in...

Rachel Reeves has urged regulators to ‘tear down’ red tape in a bid for stronger economic growth.

The under-pressure Chancellor and the Business Secretary met with...

Ireland’s annual consumer price inflation rate accelerated last month, numbers from the nation’s Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

Year-on-year consumer price inflation picked up...

Turning the UK economy around will ‘take time’, Keir Starmer said after the latest figures showed weaker-than-expected growth.

The figures for November showed a return to...

UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said he is worried about a potential trade war after Donald Trump returns to the White House and stressed...

The UK economy grew in November, but by less than expected, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Thursday.

Gross domestic product edged up...

The People’s Pension has revealed plans to step into private market investment in the months ahead.

The body is one of the biggest independent master trusts...