Valentina Romei | Financial Times

Friday, 30 September, 2022

UK house price growth stalls as rate rises bite

Average price unchanged from August to September but mini-Budget fallout hits mortgages

Thursday, 29 September, 2022

Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased prices for everything from energy to wheat, adding to the inflationary pressures affecting major economies of the world including the US, UK, Germany and France

Sunday, 25 September, 2022

Global Economy

Has eurozone inflation shot even higher?

Market questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Friday, 23 September, 2022

The Big Read

The inflation fight: are central banks going too far, too fast?

With sharp rises in interest rates and currency interventions, central bankers insist they will vanquish inflation, whatever the cost

Friday, 23 September, 2022

UK business & economy

The FT’s quick guide to the UK fiscal statement

Main points and key data from Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic announcement

Thursday, 22 September, 2022

UK business & economy

UK consumer confidence falls to record low in September

Worst reading since 1974 comes as households struggle to cope with cost of living crisis

Wednesday, 21 September, 2022

UK business & economy

Majority of Britons support tax rises and more spending, survey finds

Nearly half of respondents pro redistribution of income, as Truss prepares to announce mini Budget

Wednesday, 21 September, 2022

News in-depthUK business & economy

UK’s yawning current account deficit raises financing risks

Gap between consumption and production means sterling can only maintain value if foreign funding continues

Sunday, 18 September, 2022

News in-depthCentral banks

Central banks set to hit peak rates at faster pace

Markets are increasingly betting on policymakers raising borrowing costs higher and faster

Sunday, 18 September, 2022

ExplainerMarket Questions

How big will the Fed go in its next rate rise?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Friday, 16 September, 2022

Pound Sterling

Pound hits 37-year low against dollar as UK recession fears mount

Sterling briefly dips below $1.14 after retail sales data showed sharpest fall in more than a year

Friday, 16 September, 2022

UK business & economy

Corporate insolvencies jump in England and Wales as soaring costs bite

Figures highlight effect of higher interest rates and spiralling energy bills on businesses

Thursday, 15 September, 2022

Bank of England

Public confidence in BoE’s inflation stance at record low

Satisfaction falls ahead of likely rise in interest rates next week

Monday, 12 September, 2022

UK trade

UK trade deficit widens while exports to EU hit record high

ONS data show increase to £27bn as energy imports surge because of war in Ukraine

Monday, 12 September, 2022

News in-depthUK GDP

UK economy stagnates as cost of living crisis hits spending

Output was flat in the three months to July, falling short of analysts’ expectations

Sunday, 11 September, 2022

Japanese economy

Did US inflation ease again in August?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Friday, 9 September, 2022

News in-depthEU energy

EU sounds ‘full mobilisation’ after Kremlin shuts pipeline

Some analysts believe Russia’s pressure campaign began to lose its potency this week

Wednesday, 7 September, 2022

Germany

Germany turns to coal for a third of its electricity

Production from natural gas falls to 11.7% of total generation after prices triple

Tuesday, 6 September, 2022

UK business & economy

UK construction falls in August as high prices weigh on demand

Building and civil engineering sectors calls on Liz Truss to step up support

Monday, 5 September, 2022

UK business & economy

Drop in UK consumer spending dents business activity in August

Fall in card transactions amid rising cost of living hits manufacturing and service sectors

Thursday, 1 September, 2022

UK house prices

UK house prices rise at annual rate of 10% despite steeper mortgage costs

Double-digit growth for 10th successive month surpasses economists’ expectations of slowdown

Thursday, 1 September, 2022

UK inflation

UK businesses expect consumers to pay more as costs rise, finds survey

Acceleration of wage growth is entrenching pressures, say companies amid squeeze on living standards

Wednesday, 31 August, 2022

Cost of living crisis

UK faces ‘humanitarian crisis’ with children’s lives at risk

Health experts call on government to intervene over rising energy bills and falling living standards

Tuesday, 30 August, 2022

Cost of living crisis

UK consumers turn to credit cards as cost of living crisis bites

Fastest rise in borrowing since 2005 suggests households are ‘battening down the hatches’ ahead of winter

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