Search results for ‘Interest rates’
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Inflation at its lowest level for over two years
Inflation fell faster than expected last month, to 3.9%, bringing it down to its lowest level for over two years. Falling fuel prices and slower rises in food prices were the cause.
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Inflation falls unexpectedly, raising hopes for business
Inflation has fallen unexpectedly, raising hopes that financial pressure on families and businesses may be easing.
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Stalling economy and soaring pay poses problem for chancellor
Will soaring wages and a stalling economy pose a problem for the UK?
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Inflation falls to 6.8% but prices remain high
Inflation is down, falling just over 1% last month, but prices are continuing to rise – just more slowly than they were before.
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Inflation eases more than expected to 7.9%
Inflation has eased more than expected, falling to 7.9%.
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No public service spending cuts under Labour vows Reeves
We speak to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose party came out with some new policy proposals on housing today.
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Mortgages to rise £500 every month for a million households
A million UK households are set to see their mortgage payments jump by a painful £500 a month over the next three years, according to the Bank of England.
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FactCheck: Labour claims ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs £2,900
There’s more to this figure than meets the eye.
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Government borrowing rises above levels hit in aftermath of Liz Truss’s mini-budget
The cost of short-term government borrowing has risen above the levels hit in the aftermath of Liz Truss’s controversial mini-budget.
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FactCheck: Starmer blames Number 10 for high mortgages
The Labour leader said responsibility lies solely with Number 10.
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UK inflation stuck at highest level in forty years
Inflation is down by a wafer. It was 8.7 per cent in April. But that’s not down as much as expected, stoking fears that the UK has a big problem with rising prices.
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Bank of England warns UK economy needs to urgently be made more resilient
The Bank of England has warned that the wider financial system in the UK – including pension and hedge funds – urgently needs to be made more resilient.
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FactCheck: how much more will new students pay on loan repayments and will it be ‘fairer’?
Student loan repayments are rising for the next cohort of students in England. The government says the new system will be ‘fairer’, but is this the case? FactCheck take a look.
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New chancellor Jeremy Hunt warns of tax rises and cuts to public spending
On his first full day in office, the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has admitted that ‘mistakes were made’ in the Government’s economic strategy. as he warned of “difficult decisions” to come, including some tax rises and cuts in public spending.
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Loan sharks exploiting cost of living crisis to target struggling families, investigators say
Loan sharks are exploiting the cost of living crisis to prey on the most vulnerable families, specialist investigators have told Channel 4 News.