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    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      UK retail inflation falls to lowest level in a year

      Shop prices rose at an annual rate of 6.2% in September, down from 6.9% in August

      A customer shops for vegetables at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      Global lessons from inflation’s rise above the UK target

      Errors in hitting central bank goals are likely to be asymmetric with a drift upwards that leads to recession

      The Bank of England building
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Moira O'Neill
      Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

      Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25%

      Pound falls to six-month low after decision signals possible peak in borrowing costs

      The Bank of England in London, England
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      FT live news
      Interest rates as it happened: UK and Switzerland surprise investors

      Policy rate kept at 5.25 per cent as evidence grows of slowing inflation

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Investors slash bets on UK rate rise after inflation falls to 6.7%

      Economists expected higher oil prices to push up inflation

      Someone holding a shopping basket
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      HS2
      HS2 costs set to jump as inflation undermines rail project’s future

      Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times

      Montage of artist’s impression of an HS2 train with £50 notes and a map of the route in the background Undated artist impression handout  issued by HS2 of a early visualisation of an HS2 train. Designs of HS2’s 225mph trains have been recognised for their environmental credentials, according to the company building the high-speed railway. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday September 3, 2023. HS2 Ltd said its trains are the first in the world to achieve the British Standard Institute’s PAS 2080 global accreditation. See PA story RAIL HS2. Photo credit should read: HS2/PA Wire
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Lessons from a century of inflation shocks

      News you can use from the IMF

    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      UK insurance industry
      UK insurer Phoenix hails boost to retirement sector from high inflation

      Chief executive says UK economic environment is ‘accelerating our growth’

      The city of London skyline
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      UK interest rates
      BoE expected to raise interest rates to 5.5%

      Markets and economists anticipate the 15th increase in this cycle by the central bank to be the last

      People sitting outside the Bank of England in London, England
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The case for retiring Britain’s triple lock on pensions

      Linking payments to earnings growth is fairer and more sustainable

      Older people dancing. The question of how much pensioners ought to be protected is a political one
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’

      Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand

    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Bank of England
      Public confidence in Bank of England’s inflation strategy hits record low

      Central bank receives worst rating since 1999 ahead of vote on new interest rate rise

      The Bank of England
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Chris Giles
      Cutting UK inflation won’t ease Conservative plight

      Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt will soon learn painful lesson that haunts Joe Biden in US

      Rishi Sunak. Whether it is fair or not, today’s politicians will be blamed for destroying the long period of relative price stability
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Food & Beverage
      Slug and Lettuce owner draws backlash over ‘dynamic’ beer pricing

      UK’s biggest pub company to charge more for pints during peak hours to offset high costs

      People having a drink outside a branch of Slug and Lettuce in London
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      UK employment
      UK wages grow at 7.8% despite slowing jobs market

      Average pay now growing faster than inflation, reinforcing Bank of England’s concerns

      Commuters crossing London Bridge
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      UK interest rates
      UK interest rates should rise further, says BoE official

      Catherine Mann warns leaving cost of borrowing unchanged risks ‘further inflation persistence’

      Catherine Mann
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      BoE braced for bump in the road in fight against inflation

      Latest official data is expected to show price growth picking up again in August

      A montage of images of a wine bottle, chart, fruits and petrol pump
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      UK government spending
      UK ministers explore cutting working-age benefits in real terms

      Senior Conservatives say move would create space for tax cuts ahead of election

      Shoppers carrying milk and groceries
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      UK businesses’ inflation and wage expectations ease in August

      Bank of England survey provides some relief for policymakers ahead of interest rate decision

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Sushil Wadhwani
      Time for the UK to tax inflation

      Measures targeting salary increases or excess prices would provide the Bank of England with another policy instrument

      The outside of the Bank of England building in London
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Gerald Holtham
      The Bank of England is wrong to fear wage rises

      It must be expected that earnings increases will run ahead of price increases for some time

      Commuters pass the Bank of England in the City of London
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      UK interest rates
      UK interest rates may not rise further, says Bank of England’s top economist

      Huw Pill indicates he will vote to keep rates at 5.25% for longer, pushing back against market expectations

    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      UK shop price inflation falls to lowest level in almost a year, data shows

      BRC figures for August show cost of food is biggest driver of rises as annual rate drops to 6.9%

      A customer shops for food products at a supermarket in London
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depthUK housebuilding
      UK housebuilders feel the strain from higher interest rates

      After profit warning this week from Crest Nicholson, industry is fearful of a protracted downturn

      Property construction site in Harlow
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