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Niesr research highlights fragile nature of economy heading into general election
Swati Dhingra tells Financial Times the Monetary Policy Committee should cut rates immediately
Dovish rate setter says inflation has been tamed and now is the time to cut interest rates
Chief economist Huw Pill says underlying price growth does not need to fall to 2% for easing of policy
Price pressures in UK forecast to be highest among G7 nations over next two years
Decision to keep rates at 5.25% comes despite progress in curbing price rises
Pace of growth slows as retailers offer heavy discounts, raising hopes inflationary pressures are lifting
Central bank likely to acknowledge rapid progress in reducing inflation but is still predicted to hold rates at 5.25%
Don’t fall for the ‘disinflation wobble’ scare
Uptick in inflation and disappointing retail sales complicate picture for Bank of England, say analysts
Unexpected increase will affect mortgages, savings and pensions
December’s rise has hit expectations of early interest rate cuts but inflation is already below BoE’s November forecast
First increase in rate for 10 months leads traders to scale back expectations of interest rate cuts
Bank of England views easing pay pressures as key to cutting interest rates but data is unclear
ONS figure down from summer peak of 8.5% and suggests easing inflationary pressures
Analysts say price growth will slow more quickly than Bank of England predicted if Middle East tensions do not escalate
Move by country’s largest craft beer brewer points to broader cooling of wage pressures across economy
Kantar data points to significant easing of price pressure on British consumers
The US, UK and eurozone are on course to declare victory this year but difficult trade-offs await
Volatile markets and returns on cash products push investors to pull £37bn in 10 months
Annual price growth drops to 6.7% spurred by Christmas promotions but non-food rate rises, data shows
Lower inflation will result in little perceptible improvement to living standards as growth stagnates in 2024, the FT’s annual survey predicts
Experts’ full responses to questions on the year ahead for the UK economy
ECB, Fed and BOE overlooked potential for global price spikes after end of pandemic and Russian assault on Ukraine
The period of rapidly rising prices is retreating in the rear-view mirror
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