Ballooning inflation back at 40-year high
Rising food prices drove CPI back to July’s record 10.1% as industry commentators ponder the BoE’s next rate rise
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Unexpected inflation dip unlikely to slow pace of rate hikes
Drop marks the first decline since September 2021
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Weekly outlook: UK braces for ‘eye-watering’ inflation and wage data
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 16 May
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Pressure on Bank of England ratchets up as inflation hits 30-year high
May rate rise looks more certain but MPC could hit pause over the summer
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‘We are closely watching the signals’: How fund managers are responding to rising inflation
Seven stock pickers reveal how they are handling increasing prices in portfolios
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UK inflation doubles in April as lockdown restrictions ease
‘The economic recovery could be a Trojan horse, smuggling inflation into the UK, right under the nose of central bankers’
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Weekly outlook: UK inflation plus Andrew Bailey fronts up at FCA public meeting
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 15 July
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Investors warn of Brexit impact as inflation hits two-year low
Commentators fear an inflation shock if the UK crashes out the EU with no deal
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UK inflation rises with looming risk from food shortages
Beast of the East and heatwave hit UK food supplies
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UK inflation drop raises questions over rate increase
UK consumer price inflation fell sharply to the lowest rate in a year last month, raising questions over the Bank of England’s (BoE) direction on interest rates.
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Sterling spikes as wages up by 2.8%
Sterling was up against the dollar this morning as wages grew faster than expected, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Inflation drops to 2.7% but ‘picture remains bleak’
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dropped to 2.7% in February, down from 3% the month before, setting inflation on a slow course towards the Bank of England’s 2% target.
