Economic news and events

The UK’s long-term government borrowing costs have lifted to their highest level since 1998, in a potential blow for Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The yield on 30-year...

Growth in the UK construction sector hit a six-month low in December, numbers on Tuesday showed.

The S&P Global UK service purchasing managers’ index fell to...

UK grocery sales reached record levels in December, but there was less welcome spike in food price inflation, a report on Tuesday showed.

According to market...

The Christmas trading period failed to provide UK retailers with cause for celebration as they head into a challenging new year, a survey on Tuesday...

Rebuilding the National Health Service is the ‘cornerstone’ of rebuilding Britain, the prime minister said, as he pledged to fight for it ‘day and night’.

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The UK service sector remained in growth territory in December, numbers on Monday showed, though it was a largely tepid final quarter of the year....

More than half of UK companies plan to raise prices by early April, according to research, which found business confidence has slumped since the budget.

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Ireland’s service sector economy ended the year strongly, though the pace of its expansion eased slightly, numbers on Monday showed.

The AIB services business activity...

Last year was one of the quietest on record for the London Stock Exchange, which saw the largest outflow of companies since the global financial...

The UK government on Friday launched the biggest reform in decades of Britain’s ailing social care system, aiming to help thousands struggling to look after...