Economic news and events

Michael Gove to detail plans to boost housebuilding on urban brownfield sites

Tens of thousands more homes will be built under plans to regenerate inner-city brownfield sites, Michael Gove said on Sunday.

The UK housing secretary is set...

Sun, 11/02/2024 - 09:38

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insists debt is ‘on schedule’ to fall

Rishi Sunak has insisted debt is ‘on schedule’ to fall, despite a senior Treasury minister having been challenged over the same claim.

The UK prime minister...

Fri, 09/02/2024 - 11:24

Ireland manufacturing industry up on-quarter; down annually

Production in manufacturing industries rose by 32% in the three months to December, the Central Statistics Office reported Friday.

From October to December 2023, production in...

Fri, 09/02/2024 - 11:09

BoE rate setter says ‘prudent’ to assume energy prices could rise

A Bank of England rate setter has said that without the downward pressure of energy, inflation will not return sustainably to the bank’s 2% target.

Catherine...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 17:10

Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown warns of ‘poverty epidemic’

The cost-of-living crisis is developing into a public health crisis amid a ‘poverty epidemic’, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown is warning.

He released research suggesting...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 05:59

Fall in UK job vacancies as inflation decreases, research suggests

Job vacancies in the UK have fallen for the fourth time in five months amid continued uncertainty about the economic outlook, according to new research.

Recruitment...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 05:56

UK Labour party to drop £28 billion-a-year green spending pledge

The UK Labour party will abandon its policy of spending £28 billion a year on environmental projects in a major U-turn following months of uncertainty...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 05:38

UK MPs call for BoE to assess value when selling government debt

The Bank of England took a ‘leap in the dark’ when it started to sell off government debt in 2022 and was not paying any...

Wed, 07/02/2024 - 15:23

Dentists in England to get ‘cash for new patients’ under new plans

Dentists are to get cash for new patients under plans to boost dentistry across England.

Around a million people who have not seen a dentist for...

Wed, 07/02/2024 - 08:18

TOP NEWS: UK house prices rise for fourth month in a row - Halifax

UK house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January, according to data from Halifax on Wednesday.

The Halifax house price index rose 1.3% on...

Wed, 07/02/2024 - 07:11

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