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Inflation at zero per cent – and now for the bad news
Inflation is no more. The annual inflation rate is zero for the first time on record. So is the dawn of deflation a good or a bad thing?
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UK consumer inflation falls to lowest since 1989
Inflation in January falls to its lowest level on record amid low oil prices and fierce supermarket competition – and is expected to slide further in coming months.
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Carney: Inflation could fall below zero by spring
The UK could experience negative inflation this spring, warns Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, but he says, if needed, the bank is prepared to cut interest rates to prevent long-term deflation.
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Inflation drop is a ‘short-term feelgood factor’
Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long is at an orchestra rehearsal in Welwyn Garden City, where musicians say they welcome the slight drop in inflation, but caution that costs of living still remain high.
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Inflation drops to record low as oil prices tumble
Inflation falls from 1 per cent to 0.5 per cent, making a rise in interest rates even more unlikely.
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Will falling UK inflation mean a boost to our pay?
Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years – good for households who have seen their pay eroded by rising prices, but the better news is the squeeze on earnings may be over.
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UK inflation hits 2 per cent target
Consumer prices inflation drops to 2 per cent for the first time in over four years, in line with the government’s target. But Labour says the “cost-of-living crisis” has not gone away.
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Inflation: the good and bad news for pensioners
In post-recession Britain, pensions are rising faster than earnings. But older people would be better off if RPI was still used to calculate pensions, writes Economics Producer Neil Macdonald.
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High inflation here to stay, says Item Club
Households are facing a continued squeeze on their spending power after a leading forecaster warned that high inflation is here to stay.
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Sir Mervyn’s inflation record: a game of two halves
The problem with the Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report – presented for the last time this week by Sir Mervyn King – is that it feeds the idea that the governor has all the answers.
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Inflation rises to nine-month high
The cost of living goes up from 2.7 to 2.8 per cent in February, as Chancellor George Osborne adds the finishing touches to tomorrow’s budget.
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Inflation basket – what does it say about you?
Champagne has been replaced by white rum in a “shopping basket” used to determine inflation – so how much does this basket tell us about how austerity is hitting UK consumers?
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King: ‘slow but steady recovery’, with higher inflation
The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, says the economy is recovering but inflation will be higher than previously forecast.
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Future BoE boss Mark Carney ‘open to inflation debate’
In a wide ranging debate the incoming Bank of England governor says he is open to changing UK monetary policy, but that he favours flexible inflation targets – and defends his £800,000 pay packet.
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Mervyn King: time to review inflation targets
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, says it is time to review inflation targeting and describes the UK economy as a patient that needs reviving. Faisal Islam reports from Davos.