The past six months has brought a stream of bad news for Chinaʼs economy: slow growth, record youth unemployment, low foreign investment, weak exports and currency, and a property sector in crisis.

Scotlandʼs public spending deficit fell to £19.1bn last year, largely due to higher oil and gas revenues.

More than 100 global investors have been confirmed for a large trade summit in Northern Ireland next month, the government has said.

The Bank of Englandʼs forecasting, which informs major decisions for the UK economy, is being reviewed and has been criticised.

Asda will publish its fuel prices online ahead of a scheme being developed to force all retailers to advertise live prices.

AIB made a pre-tax profit of €987m (£845m) in the first half of 2023, up 84% on the €537m (£460m) profit in the same period last year.

Firmus Energy has announced its gas price will fall by about a fifth from April in what will be the second decrease this year.

Manufacturers in Asiaʼs two biggest economies are performing very differently after the pandemic.

Rates bills for households across Northern Ireland will rise from April after the secretary of state announced a 6% rise in the regional rate.

Trade between the US and China hit a record high last year even as their diplomatic relations deteriorated.