Economic news and events

The UK unemployment rate edged lower in the three months to July, but wage growth abated, numbers on Tuesday showed.

According to the Office for...

Britain’s national debt is at risk of becoming ‘unsustainable’ unless the government chooses between tax rises and the state doing less and changes its fiscal...

Building activity in Ireland remained entirely flat last month, but construction companies shed staff after eight straight months of new job creation, purchasing manager’s index...

Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed Monday, but the reading missed expectations and did little to...

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week as inflation drifts back down towards its 2% target, but policymakers will...

The leaders of Ireland and the UK will hold annual summits on trade and security, the UK prime minister has said.

Keir Starmer said it is...

The UK prime minister will make his second visit to the USA since coming to office a matter of months ago, according to the White...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to visit Ireland as he seeks to reset the UK’s relationship with its nearest neighbour.

The prime minister will travel...

US President Joe Biden will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for talks next week that will focus on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine,...

UK house prices rose in August at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, data published by Halifax showed Friday.

UK house prices jumped 4.3%...