Economic news and events

Planned border checks on fruit and vegetables imported into the UK from the EU will be scrapped.

The government has said Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal...

The UK manufacturing economy remained in contraction territory in May, numbers on Monday showed, amid weak global demand and turbulent market conditions.

The S&P Global UK...

Mortgage borrowing by UK households plunged in April, while credit card spending surged, according to Bank of England data published Monday.

Net mortgage borrowing fell to...

The UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce...

Airlines on Monday revised down their traffic and profit forecasts for 2025, citing ‘headwinds’ for the global economy, with industry chiefs warning of the risk...

UK house price growth accelerated in May, amid ‘supportive’ underlying conditions for home buyers, according to an index.

Property values increased by 0.5% month-on-month in May,...

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a ‘formidable, integrated fighting machine’ as part of the...

Defence spending at 3% of GDP by 2034 is a firm commitment, John Healey has said.

The Government has previously set out its ‘ambition to reach...

Consumer prices in Ireland cooled in May, as weaker energy and transport costs helped ease broader inflationary pressures, according to a flash estimate published by...

A rate-setter at the Bank of England has said he remains ‘pretty concerned’ about the economic outlook as he renewed calls to reduce interest rates...