Economic news and events

The UK has signed an agreement with the US that will see the two countries’ AI Safety Institutes work together to test emerging AI models.

The...

The UK manufacturing sector crossed the no-change mark into growth territory in March, according to the latest numbers from S&P Global.

Separate data, meanwhile, showed UK...

UK house prices were lower on-month in March, according to figures from Nationwide on Tuesday, while an annual price rise undershot expectations.

The Nationwide house price...

Ireland’s manufacturing sector fell back into contraction territory in March, according to survey data on Tuesday.

The AIB purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.6 in...

UK shop price inflation ebbed to a more than three-year low in March, numbers on Tuesday showed.

According to the latest British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ shop...

Rishi Sunak’s Tories could be reduced to fewer than 100 MPs at the UK general election, a new poll has suggested.

The 15,000-person poll was used...

The UK slipped into a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2023, numbers from the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Thursday.

UK gross domestic...

UK house sellers are typically shaving £10,000 off their original asking price to achieve a sale, according to a property website.

Across the UK, the average...

Car production has increased for six consecutive months, reflecting strong demand in the UK and overseas, figures show.

Almost 80,000 cars were built last month, an...

Two UK government ministers have resigned in a double blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was forced to carry out a mini-reshuffle of his...