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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Michael Hunter

Day of reckoning looms in Downing Street for Sunak's inflation target

Inflation, jobs and wages numbers will move back to the centre of attention across the City this week, and Downing Street could find out it has met its pledge to halve inflation with room to spare. 

The Consumer Price Index for October is due on Wednesday morning. It is expected to come in at 4.8%, down from 6.7% for the previous month, and within Rishi Sunak’s 5% target.

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