Economic news and events

The UK economy grew by more than expected in March and in the first quarter of 2024, according to official numbers on Friday.

UK gross domestic...

The Bank of England on Thursday moved a step nearer to a summer interest rate cut, but would not commit on whether this would come...

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, but momentum appeared to build for a rate reduction ahead as another policymaker joined the...

The winner of the next UK general election will have to raise taxes to maintain the current provision for public services, according to new analysis...

The UK’s financial watchdog has said it was not expecting the ‘stern reaction’ to its plans to ‘name and shame’ firms it is investigating, after...

New home buyer inquiries fell back in April following three months of increases in a row, according to surveyors.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will on Thursday urge Nato partners to soon start spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, during a major speech in...

Growth in the UK construction sector quickened in April, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P Global.

The headline S&P Global UK...

Annual growth in UK house prices quickened last month, while they returned to slight growth on a monthly basis, numbers from mortgage lender Halifax showed...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted the result of the next general election ‘isn’t a foregone conclusion’ and that he is ‘absolutely determined to...