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Britain likely to be exception to brightening global picture, fund predicts
Combination of rising costs and falling consumer confidence hit British business
Estate agent says it will report better than expected profits for last year
Energy support schemes drive up figures as ONS report shows highest borrowing since monthly records began in 1993
BT, Vodafone and Kingfisher among the few that offered increases above inflation, according to FT analysis
UK regulator to investigate companies forcibly switching households on to prepayment meters
Health secretary Steve Barclay says NHS will suffer inevitable disruption from walkout
Threat comes ahead of another week of industrial action by nurses, ambulance drivers and rail workers
Payments for first-time buyers rise to 39% of take-home pay
Russell Group of universities hits out at government’s below-inflation increase in maintenance loans
Also in this edition: UK strikes escalate, Goldman’s job and spending cuts, Brazil on alert for more protests
Resentment over falling living standards is rising. But not for the reasons some think
Financial Conduct Authority warns on mounting danger of ‘payment shortfall’
Financial resilience of younger property owners hit by rising cost of borrowing
Ministers explore concession over train drivers to try to end protracted industrial action on railways
UK’s largest bicycle maker suffers reversal in fortunes after cashing in on pandemic boom
Decline of 1.5% comes as rising interest rates and cost of living crisis hit household finances
Bank of England data underscore turmoil in housing market following the mini-Budget
Move will cost retailer £185mn over course of a financial year
BRC records show difficult 2023 in prospect for consumers even as wider prices ease
First instalment of payments totalling up to £1,350 will arrive in spring, say ministers
Consumers are buying fewer beers or choosing less expensive brands amid cost-of-living pressures
Consumers switch to air fryers and heat pump tumble dryers in response to cost of living crisis
Celebrity chef uses spot as guest editor of Radio 4’s ‘Today’ to highlight dangers of food poverty
Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead
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