Inflation

Inflation rises on the back of higher food prices

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Inflation rises on the back of higher prices for cauliflowers, fish fingers and crisps By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 17 February 2021 Inflation bites: Fish fingers are among the foods which have gone up in price UK inflation rose last month on the … Read more

Inflation unmasked: How it affects your savings and why it matters

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Rising inflation continues to ‘erode’ gains on millions of people’s savings accounts up and down the country, new findings reveal.    Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics today showed that rising furniture and food prices pushed the Consumer Prices Index up to 0.7 per cent in January, up from 0.6 in the year to … Read more

UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January

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UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January because of higher food prices and more expensive household goods as shops offered fewer discounts on major items like beds and sofas UK inflation increased to 0.7 per cent in January from 0.6 per cent in December Rise showed by Office for National Statistics data ahead … Read more

A lost decade for Cash Isa savers as inflation outstrips interest  

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A lost decade for starved Cash Isa savers after inflation outstrips low interest rates interest By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 26 January 2021 Cash Isas have failed to deliver over the past decade as low rates have left savings to be eaten away … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER :The future inflation threat

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There is so much we do not know about the long-term economic impact of the pandemic.  But one common theme for Britain, and for newly-installed President Joe Biden and his team in the US, is that the tolerance of fiscal promiscuity and monetary looseness has changed dramatically. As the Biden team pushes hard for his … Read more

Inflation rose from 0.3 per cent to in 0.6 per cent in December

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Inflation rose from 0.3 per cent to in 0.6 per cent in December putting more pressure on families with clothes and travel costs rising By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:10 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 20 January 2021 Inflation rose to 0.6 per cent in December as clothes and … Read more

£1.4tn package from Biden and Harris stokes inflation fears

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Hey big spenders! £1.4tn package from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stokes US inflation fears The interest yield on American 10-Year bonds climbed sharply to 1.138 per cent  At the core of the Biden package is a cheque for over £1,000 to be paid to every American household Biden’s far reaching package includes new funding … Read more

Are we about to see a burst of big ticket inflation?

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Are we about to see a burst of big ticket inflation? SIMON LAMBERT on why treating ourselves in 2021 is likely to be expensive By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 14 January 2021 ‘I doubt anyone is mad enough to be booking a holiday yet.’ That’s … Read more

Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane warns over inflation

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Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane warns over ‘nasty’ inflation that could send debt costs spiralling out of control By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 The Bank of England must have a ‘laser focus’ on inflation to stop Britain’s debt … Read more